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Luddington Clough

valley · Lancashire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name means 'settlement of Luda's people', from the Old English personal name 'Luda' and 'ingas' (people of) and 'tun' (settlement). 'Clough' is a dialectal word for a ravine or gorge.

Word origins

Luddington
Old EnglishLuda's settlement(from Luda "personal name", ingas "people of", tun "settlement, farmstead")
Clough
Old Englishravine, gorge(from cloh "ravine, gorge")