Higher Barn Clough
valley · Blackburn with Darwen
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a valley situated at a higher elevation. 'Higher' denotes its position relative to other valleys, and 'clough' is a northern English word for a ravine or gorge.
Word origins
- Higher
- Old EnglishAttestedhigher(from hēah "high")
- Barn
- Old Englishbarn(from bereærn "barn")
- Clough
- Old EnglishAttestedravine, gorge(from clōh "ravine, gorge")