Gorse Covert
suburban area · Warrington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a small area of woodland ('covert') where gorse, a prickly shrub, grows abundantly. 'Gorse' itself comes from Old English 'gorst'.
Word origins
- Gorse
- Old EnglishAttestedgorse (prickly shrub)(from gorst "gorse")
- Covert
- Old Englisha sheltered place, thicket(from covert "shelter, thicket")