Lench Fold Clough
valley · Lancashire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name combines Old English 'hlenc' meaning 'slope' or 'hillside', with 'fald' meaning 'enclosure' or 'fold', and 'clōh' meaning 'ravine' or 'glen'. It describes a ravine on a slope with an enclosure.
Word origins
- Lench
- Old Englishslope, hillside(from hlenc "slope, hillside")
- Fold
- Old Englishenclosure, fold(from fald "enclosure, fold")
- Clough
- Old Englishravine, glen(from clōh "ravine, glen")