Foxhole Cleugh
valley · Northumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a cleugh or valley associated with a fox or foxes. 'Fox' is the animal name, and 'cleugh' is a term for a ravine or steep-sided valley.
Word origins
- Foxhole
- Old EnglishAttestedfox's hole or den(from fox "fox", hōl "hole")
- Cleugh
- Old EnglishAttestedravine, valley(from clōh "ravine, gorge")