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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hall Cliffe

Other OS name in the Parish of Wakefield

Historical Forms

  • le Hall Cliff Close 1699 WCR9
  • Hall Cliff 1701 PRHrb 1709 WMB

Etymology

, le Hall Cliff Close 1699WCR 9, Hall Cliff 1701 PRHrb, 1709 WMB , cf. also Halle-flat 1308 WCR , named from Horbury Hall ( infra ) , v. clif , flat .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site