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Quick Cleugh

valley · Northumberland

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely refers to a steep valley or ravine. 'Quick' may refer to a stream or a fast-flowing watercourse, and 'cleugh' is an Old English word for a ravine or steep valley.

Word origins

Quick
Old Englishstream, fast-flowing water(from cwic "alive, quick, stream")
Cleugh
Old Englishravine, steep valley(from clōh "ravine, valley")