Ditch Clough
valley · Derbyshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Ditch Clough likely refers to a valley with a ditch or channel, possibly for drainage or marking a boundary. 'Ditch' is from Old English 'dic', and 'clough' is a dialectal term for a valley or ravine.
Word origins
- Ditch
- Old EnglishAttestedchannel, dike(from dic "ditch, dike")
- Clough
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, ravine(from clōh "ravine, valley")