Spratton Brook (Ravensthorpe Arm)
lake or loch · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This is a branch of the Spratton Brook, named after the village of Spratton. The brook itself likely has an Old English origin, possibly related to the fish 'sprat'.
Word origins
- Spratton
- Old EnglishAttestedSettlement associated with sprats(from spræt "sprat", tūn "farmstead, village")
- Brook
- Old EnglishAttestedA small stream(from brōc "brook")
- Ravensthorpe Arm
- Old NorseA branch of the brook associated with Ravensthorpe(from Hrafn "Raven (personal name)", þorp "outlying farmstead, hamlet", earm "arm, branch")