Hatherton Reservoir
lake or loch · Staffordshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely derives from a personal name and the Old English word 'hæð', meaning 'heath' or 'heather'. It refers to a reservoir associated with a place or person named Hatherton, possibly indicating a reservoir on or near a heath.
Word origins
- Hatherton
- Old EnglishSettlement on a heath, or belonging to Hæða.(from hæð "heath", tūn "farmstead, village")
- Reservoir
- UnknownA place where water is collected and stored.