Newport Canal Basin
lake or loch · Telford and Wrekin
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a new port or harbour. 'New' is a common Old English prefix, and 'port' means a harbour or market town. 'Canal Basin' is a modern term for an area of water connected to a canal.
Word origins
- New
- Old Englishnew(from nēowe "new")
- port
- Old EnglishAttestedport, harbour, market town(from port "port, harbour")
- Canal Basin
- Unknowncanal basin