New Laithe Clough
valley · Lancashire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This valley name combines 'New Laithe', referring to a newly built barn or cowshed, with 'Clough', a Northern English term for a ravine or steep-sided valley.
Word origins
- New Laithe
- Old Englishnew barn or cowshed(from nīwe "new", lēad "lead (metal)", lēah "woodland, clearing")
- Clough
- Old Englishravine, steep-sided valley(from clōh "ravine, gorge")