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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")