Carsington Water
lake or loch · Derbyshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Carsington Water is likely named after a settlement called Carsington, meaning 'the farmstead or village of a man called Ceorl'. The water body is named after this settlement.
Word origins
- Carsington
- Old EnglishCeorl's settlement(from Ceorl "a personal name, meaning 'churl' or 'freeman'", -ingtun "settlement, village, farmstead")
- Water
- Old Englishbody of water(from wæter "water")
Historical forms
Cherchingetone · Chersington