Shaw's Clough
valley · Lancashire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a ravine or valley associated with a person named Shaw, likely derived from the Old English 'sceaga' (small wood). The second element, 'clough', is of Old Norse origin meaning a ravine.
Word origins
- Shaw's
- Old Englishbelonging to Shaw(from sceaga "small wood, copse")
- Clough
- Old Norseravine(from klǫf "ravine, cleft")