Earnsdale Reservoir
lake or loch · Blackburn with Darwen
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely means 'reservoir by the marsh'. It combines the Old English 'ear' (ear, or possibly a variant of 'eare' meaning shore/bank) with 'dæl' (valley or dale).
Word origins
- ear
- Old Englishear, or possibly shore/bank(from eare "ear", ear "shore, bank (less common)")
- dale
- Old Englishvalley, dale(from dæl "valley, dale")