Egglescliffe

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proper noun

A village and civil parish (served by Egglescliffe and Eaglescliffe Parish Council) in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4113).

OriginOld English Ecgwulf ← Proto-Brythonic *egluɨs →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish (served by Egglescliffe and Eaglescliffe Parish Council) in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4113).

Origin

  1. Proto-Brythonic*egluɨs“church”
  2. Old EnglishEcgwulf
  3. EnglishEgglescliffe

From Old English Ecgwulf, a given name (cf. German Egulf), + clif (“cliff”). Or else, the initial element may be Cumbric/Proto-Brythonic *egluɨs (“church”).

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APA

Egglescliffe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egglescliffe

MLA

“Egglescliffe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egglescliffe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Egglescliffe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egglescliffe.

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