Cross Cleugh
valley · Northumberland
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name combines 'Cross', referring to a crossroads or a place marked by a cross, with 'Cleugh', a Northern English dialect word for a ravine or steep-sided valley. It describes a ravine at or near a crossroads.
Word origins
- Cross
- Old Englishcrossroads, place with a cross(from cros "cross")
- Cleugh
- Old Englishravine, steep-sided valley(from clōh "ravine, gorge")