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Spreight Clough

valley · Lancashire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Spreight Clough likely refers to a valley associated with a 'spreight' or 'spright', possibly a sprite or a quick-moving person or animal. 'Clough' is a Northern English term for a steep-sided valley or ravine.

Word origins

Spreight
Old Englishsprite, quick-moving being(from spræit "sprite")
Clough
Old Englishsteep-sided valley, ravine(from cloh "ravine, gorge")

Historical forms

Spreight Clough