English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Cliffe & Cliffe Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Clyffe 1627 Cust
  • Cliffe Hill 1849 TA

Etymology

, Clyffe 1627 Cust,Cliffe Hill 1849TA , cf. Cliffland 1409 Cust , v. clif , here a steep bank near the hilltop south of Dungworth .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name