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Jenkin Clough

valley

Old EnglishAI-generated

Jenkin Clough is likely named after a person called Jenkin, a diminutive of John, combined with the Old English word 'cloh' meaning a ravine. It denotes a valley associated with Jenkin.

Word origins

Jenkin
Old Englishdiminutive of John(from John "Yahweh is gracious")
Clough
Old Englishravine(from cloh "ravine, steep-sided valley")