Grendon Brook (Castle Ashby Arm)
lake or loch · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Grendon Brook (Castle Ashby Arm) is an arm or tributary of the Grendon Brook, named after the nearby settlement of Castle Ashby. Grendon likely means 'green hill'.
Word origins
- Grendon
- Old EnglishAttestedgreen hill(from grēne "green", dūn "hill")
- Brook
- Old EnglishAttestedstream(from brōc "stream")
- Castle Ashby
- Old EnglishAttestedcastle of Ashby(from castel "castle", æsc "ash tree", bȳ "dwelling, farmstead")
- Arm
- Old Englishbranch, tributary(from earm "arm")