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Tringford Reservoir

lake or loch · Hertfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Tringford Reservoir is named after the settlement of Tring, combined with the Old English word 'ford' meaning a river crossing. The name Tring itself is of uncertain origin, possibly pre-Roman.

Word origins

Tring
UnknownPlace name
ford
Old Englishriver crossing(from ford "ford")
Reservoir
Latinreservoir(from reservare "to reserve, keep back")

Historical forms

Tringeford