sentences:  Old spellings that have been used include "Clyvechir" (1258) and "Clyuacher" (1290) 
  
  The area has been the site of human habitation for thousands of years.The remains of a Bronze-Age burial mound is known to exist on Moseley Height above Mereclough and was excavated by Burnley Historical Society in 1950.Finds included cremation urns, other pot sherds, spindle whorls, beads and flint tools.