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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")