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Five Locks

suburban area · Torfaen - Torfaen

Old EnglishAI-generated

Five Locks likely derives from the Old English 'fīf' (five) and 'loc' (lock, a barrier on a river or canal). It refers to a location with five locks.

Word origins

Five
Old Englishfive(from fīf "five")
Locks
Old Englishlock (on a waterway)(from loc "lock (on a waterway)")