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Killington Reservoir

lake or loch · Westmorland and Furness

Old EnglishAI-generated

Killington is an Old English place name, likely meaning 'settlement associated with Cylla'. The 'reservoir' is a modern addition.

Word origins

Killing
Old Englishsettlement of Cylla(from Cylla's tun "Cylla's farmstead")
ton
Old Englishsettlement(from tun "farmstead, village")