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.

Birchencliffe

Other OS name in the Parish of Huddersfield

Historical Forms

  • Birchenclife 1707 PREll
  • Birkesaheclif 13 WB2
  • Bircham-Cliffe 1822 Langd

Etymology

, Birchenclife 1707 PREll, Birkesaheclif 13WB 2, Bircham -Cliffe 1822 Langd , originally ' birch wood bank ' , v. bircen , sceaga , clif .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site