Gatebeck Reservoir
lake or loch · Westmorland and Furness
Old EnglishAI-generated
Gatebeck Reservoir is named from an Old English word for a gate or passage, and a stream or brook, with the addition of 'reservoir'. It refers to a body of water located near a gate or passage, likely on a stream called Gatebeck.
Word origins
- Gatebeck
- Old Englishgate stream(from gæt "gate", bec "stream, brook")
- Reservoir
- Unknownreservoir