Oaksike Clough
valley · Derbyshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This valley name likely combines the Old English word 'ac' meaning 'oak', 'sic' meaning 'stream' or 'brook', and 'cloh' meaning 'ravine' or 'glen'. It refers to a ravine with an oak-lined stream.
Word origins
- Oaksike
- Old EnglishAttestedoak stream(from ac "oak", sic "stream, brook")
- clough
- Old EnglishAttestedravine, glen(from cloh "ravine, glen")