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Heak Clough

valley · Lancashire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely refers to a valley or ravine. 'Heak' might be a variant of 'Heck', possibly related to a gate or enclosure, or a dialectal term. 'Clough' is a term for a ravine.

Word origins

Heak
Unknownpossibly related to gate, enclosure, or dialectal term
Clough
Old Englishravine, steep-sided valley(from clōh "ravine, gap")