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Quoisley Little Mere

lake or loch · Cheshire East

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely originates from the Old English 'cwys', meaning a pit or hollow, combined with 'lacu', meaning a lake or pool. It refers to a hollow lake.

Word origins

Quoisley
Old Englishhollow lake(from cwys "pit, hollow", lacu "lake, pool")
Little
Old Englishsmall(from lȳtel "small")
Mere
Old Englishlake, pool(from mere "lake, pool")