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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cliffhill Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Wakefield

Historical Forms

  • le Clyff felde 1525 WCR4d
  • the Cliffe feild 1579 WfdBurg
  • (the) Clyffe(i)ld, Cliffe(i)ld, Cliffield 1551,1600 WCR 1607 Surv
  • Cliff Field 1682 Grant2
  • Cliff Hill 1709 WMB
  • Cliff 1342 YDx 1573 ib
  • le Clyff 1525 WCR4d
  • the Cliffe 1597 NCWills 1729 LdsM

Etymology

, le Clyff felde 1525WCR 4d,the Cliffe feild 1579 WfdBurg, (the ) Clyffe (i )ld , Cliffe (i )ld , Cliffield 1551, 1600WCR , 1607Surv , Cliff Field 1682Grant 2 228, Cliff Hill 1709 WMB,v. clif, feld (replaced by hyll), named from Cliff 1342 YD x(p), 1573ib viii, le Clyff 1525WCR 4d, the Cliffe 1597 NCWills, 1729 LdsM .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site