Heatley Flash
lake or loch · Warrington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a 'flash', a term for a body of water, likely a lake or mere, associated with a place called 'Heatley'. 'Heatley' possibly means 'heathy clearing'.
Word origins
- hæþ
- Old Englishheath, uncultivated land(from hæþ "heath")
- lēah
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "clearing")
- flæsc
- Old Englishpool, marshy ground(from flæsc "pool")