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.

Shirtcliffe Brook, Shirtcliffe Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Handsworth

Historical Forms

  • Shirtclif haull, Shirtclyfe haull 1555,1587 WillY 1556 SheffMisc
  • Shertcliffe 1692 Hall

Etymology

, Shirtclif haull , Shirtclyfe haull 1555, 1587 WillY, 1556 SheffMisc,Shertcliffe 1692 Hall (p) , v. clif .