Culham Reach
lake or loch · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Culham Reach is named after the settlement of Culham, with 'reach' referring to a stretch of river.
Word origins
- Culham
- Old EnglishAttestedPossibly 'Cufa's homestead' or 'valley homestead'(from Cufa "personal name", hām "homestead, village")
- Reach
- Old EnglishA stretch of water, especially a river(from rǣce "stretch, reach")