Leverton Hatches
lake or loch · West Berkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Leverton Hatches likely refers to a place associated with a leper colony or a person named 'Leofhere'. The 'hatches' element probably denotes a barrier or sluice on a watercourse.
Word origins
- Leverton
- Old EnglishLeper settlement or Leofhere's settlement(from lēper-tūn "leper settlement", Leofhere's tūn "Leofhere's settlement")
- hatches
- Old Englishsluice, barrier(from hæcc "hatch, gate, barrier")