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Clough Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Bolton by Bowland

Historical Forms

  • Mawces Clough 1680 PRBlt
  • Mawces claw 1610 ib
  • Clough 1645 ib

Etymology

, Mawces Clough 1680PRBlt, Mawces claw 1610 ib, Clough 1645 ib , v. clōh ' a dell ' , and Malasize ( supra ) .