Place:Cliffe (near Holmfirth), West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameCliffe (near Holmfirth)
TypeVillage
Located inWest Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inWest Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
See alsoHolmfirth, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandurban district of which it was a part until 1974
Kirklees, West Yorkshire, Englandmunicipal district in which it is now located
source: Family History Library Catalog


Cliffe is a village or hamlet within the former urban district of Holmfirth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Since the municipal reorganization of 1974, the area is now located in the Kirklees municipal district in West Yorkshire. See also Holme Valley.

Cliffe is a very common suffix for a placename in northern England, and could be used on its own more than once. The Family History Catalog states that Cliffe is a township in Manfield parish and the microfilm is in the Durham County Record Office, Durham, England. This infers that there is also a Cliffe in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

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