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Jep Clough

Other OS name in the Parish of Taxal

Etymology

, cf. Jep Croft 1844TA , v. clōh , croft . The first el . may be the ME  pers.n. Jep , Geppe , a pet - form of Geoffrey ( Reaney 133 ) , but dēop or djúpr ' deep ' is possible , cf. Deep Clough (2x) supra .