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.

West Cliff

Other OS name in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Westcliffe (house) 1617 Yorke 1684,1698 YASMd

Etymology

, Westcliffe (house )1617Yorke , 1684, 1698YAS Md 16 , v. west , clif . White Houses , 1639 WillY , v. hwīt , hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site