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Weir Clough

valley

Old EnglishAI-generated

Weir Clough is a valley named from Old English and Old Norse. It likely refers to a ravine near a weir, a structure built across a river to control water flow.

Word origins

Weir
Old Englishweir(from wēr "weir")
clough
Old Norseravine(from klǫf "ravine, cleft")