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.

Thorncliffe

Other OS name in the Parish of Emley

Historical Forms

  • Thornelynrod le Ragged (sic for Thorneclyurod) 1313 YDvi
  • Thornecliffe, Thornecley 1645,1657 PREm
  • Thorncliff Bank 1817 M

Etymology

, Thornelynrod le Ragged (sic for Thorneclyurod )1313YD vi, Thornecliffe , Thornecley 1645, 1657 PREm, Thorncliff Bank 1817 M , v. þorn , clif .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site