Marles Clough
valley · Lancashire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Marles Clough likely describes a valley or ravine associated with marl, a type of clay-rich soil. 'Clough' is a northern English term for a ravine or valley.
Word origins
- Marl
- Old Englishmarl, a calcareous earth(from mearl "marl")
- es
- Old Englishgenitive singular suffix
- Clough
- Old Englishravine, valley(from clōh "ravine, valley")