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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.