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