New Barn Clough
valley · Lancashire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This valley name combines 'New Barn', referring to a recently built farm building, with 'Clough', a Northern English term for a ravine or steep-sided valley.
Word origins
- New Barn
- Old EnglishAttestednew farm building(from nīwe "new", bere-ærn "barn (literally 'barley house')")
- Clough
- Old EnglishAttestedravine, steep-sided valley(from clōh "ravine, gorge")