Cwmtillery Reservoir
lake or loch · Blaenau Gwent - Blaenau Gwent
WelshSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Cwmtillery Reservoir is named after the valley (cwm) and the stream (tillery). Tillery is likely derived from the Welsh word 'tilg' meaning 'droplet' or 'trickle'.
Word origins
- Cwm
- Welshvalley(from cwm "valley")
- tillery
- Welshtrickle, small stream(from tilg "droplet, trickle")