White Well
lake or loch · Staffordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
White Well is a well that is white or pale in appearance. This could be due to the colour of the stones used to line it, or the water itself.
Word origins
- White
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite, pale(from hwīt "white")
- Well
- Old EnglishAttestedwell(from wella "well")