Stain Hill East Reservoir
lake or loch · Greater London
Old NorseSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old Norse word 'steinn' meaning 'stone' or 'stony', referring to a hill that is stony. The 'East' indicates its position relative to a similar feature.
Word origins
- Stain
- Old Norsestone, stony(from steinn "stone")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedelevated ground(from hyll "hill")
- East
- Old Englisheastern(from east "east")
- Reservoir
- Latina place where water is collected and stored(from reservare "to keep back, reserve")