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Foxcote Reservoir

lake or loch · Buckinghamshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a reservoir associated with 'Foxcote'. 'Foxcote' is likely a settlement name meaning 'cottages of the fox' or 'cottages of a person named Fox'. 'Reservoir' is a modern term.

Word origins

Foxcote
Old Englishcottages of the fox/person named Fox(from fox "fox", cot "cottage")
Reservoir
Unknowna place where water is stored