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Cliviger is a civil parish in the Borough of Burnley, in Lancashire, England. It is situated to the southeast of Burnley, and northwest of Todmorden, having a population of 2,238.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics )〕 Although the whole parish lies within the Borough of Burnley it is actually split between three postal towns, with a few farms lying in either the Todmorden or Bacup postal areas. Nowadays, it is mainly a dormitory area for people working in Burnley and other towns in East Lancashire and West Yorkshire. Contrary to popular (and in some cases mistaken local) belief there is no village of "Cliviger". The principal settlements within the parish are Walk Mill, Southward Bottom, Overtown, Mereclough and Holme Chapel. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, the parish has a population of 2,238,〔 a decrease from 2,350 in the 2001 census.〔(Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Burnley'' ) Retrieved 4 February 2010〕 ==Toponomy== There is some lack of certainty as to the origin of the name Cliviger. The Rev. Dr. Thomas Dunham Whitaker, historian, theologian and curate of Holme Chapel and later also vicar of the parishes of Whalley and Blackburn (until 1821), conjectured that the origin was Saxon, from "clivvig" and "shire", meaning "rocky district". However in 1922 Eilert Ekwall felt that the name meant "steep slope farmland" having been derived from Old English . Old spellings that have been used include "Clyvechir" (1258) and "Clyuacher" (1290) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cliviger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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