Barn Hill Clough
valley · Lancashire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name likely combines the Old English 'barn' (storehouse for grain) with 'hyll' (hill) and 'cloh' (ravine or valley).
Word origins
- Barn
- Old EnglishAttestedstorehouse for grain(from barn "barn")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
- Clough
- Old EnglishAttestedravine, valley(from cloh "ravine, valley")