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