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Battern Cliffs

cliff or slope · Cornwall

Old EnglishAI-generated

Battern Cliffs likely derives from Old English 'bere-tūn', meaning 'barley farm' or 'farm where barley is grown'. This is combined with 'clif', meaning 'cliff'.

Word origins

Battern
Old Englishbarley farm(from bere "barley", tūn "farmstead, estate, village")
Cliffs
Old Englishcliffs(from clif "cliff")