Ware Cliffs
cliff or slope · Devon
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name likely derives from the Old English word 'wer' meaning a dam or weir, referring to a structure built across a river. This is combined with 'clif', meaning a cliff or steep slope.
Word origins
- Wear
- Old Englishweir, dam(from wer "dam, weir")
- Cliffs
- Old Englishcliffs(from clif "cliff, steep slope")