British Camp Reservoir
lake or loch · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a reservoir located near a 'British camp', which would have been an ancient earthwork or hillfort. The 'British' here refers to the native inhabitants before the Anglo-Saxon arrival.
Word origins
- British
- Old Englishof the native Britons(from bryttisc "British")
- Camp
- Old EnglishAttestedcamp, fortified place(from camp "camp, field")
- Reservoir
- Unknownreservoir