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Oaken Clough

valley · Derbyshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name combines the Old English word 'acen' meaning 'oaken' with 'clough', a term for a ravine or steep-sided valley. It describes a ravine with oak trees.

Word origins

Oaken
Old Englishmade of oak(from acen "oaken")
clough
Old Englishravine, steep-sided valley(from cloh "ravine, steep-sided valley")