Oaktree Stew
lake or loch · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a body of water, possibly a pond or small lake, associated with oak trees. 'Stew' could refer to a stewpond, used for fish farming.
Word origins
- Oak
- Old EnglishAttestedoak tree(from āc "oak")
- Tree
- Old EnglishAttestedtree(from trēow "tree")
- Stew
- Old Englishstewpond, fishpond(from stīw "stew, stewpond")