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Steeperton Gorge

valley · Devon

Old EnglishAI-generated

Steeperton Gorge describes a gorge that is particularly steep. The name combines the Old English adjective 'steap' (steep) with 'tun' (farmstead, settlement) and 'gorge'.

Word origins

Steeper
Old Englishsteep(from steap "steep")
ton
Old Englishsettlement(from tun "farmstead, settlement")
Gorge
Unknowngorge