Barnacre Reservoirs
lake or loch · Lancashire
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name refers to reservoirs associated with a place called Barnacre. 'Barnacre' itself is likely Old English, possibly meaning 'barn on the acre' or related to a personal name.
Word origins
- Barnacre
- Old Englishplace name(from bereærn "barn", æcer "acre")
- Reservoirs
- Latinreservoirs(from reservare "to reserve, keep back")