English Explanatory Dictionary

Cliffe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A place in England:
  2. A village in Cliffe and Cliffe Woods parish, Medway borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7376).
  3. A suburb of Great Harwood, Hyndburn district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD7332).
  4. A small village and civil parish (served by Manfield with Cliffe Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ2115).
  5. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6632).
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Cliffe Cliffes

Etymology

From Old English clif (“cliff, crag”).

Derived words

Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Cliffe Common Cliffe Vale Cliffe Woods King's Cliffe Normanton-on-Cliffe St Margaret's at Cliffe West Cliffe Westcliffe
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