Walshaw Dean Upper Reservoir
lake or loch
Old EnglishAI-generated
Walshaw Dean Upper Reservoir is named after the area 'Walshaw Dean'. 'Walshaw' likely combines an Old English personal name with 'sceaga' meaning a small wood, and 'Dean' refers to a valley.
Word origins
- Walshaw
- Old EnglishPossibly 'Wealh's wood' or 'Wealh's clearing'.(from Wealh "foreigner, Welshman", sceaga "wood, copse")
- Dean
- Old EnglishA valley, often a deep or wooded one.(from dene "valley")
- Upper
- Old EnglishSituated above.(from uferra "upper")
- Reservoir
- LatinA place where water is collected and stored.(from reservare "to keep back, reserve")