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Wormleighton Reservoir

lake or loch · Warwickshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a reservoir associated with the settlement of Wormleighton. The settlement name is of Old English origin, meaning 'Wormleah's settlement'.

Word origins

Wormleighton
Old EnglishWormleah's settlement(from Wyrmlēah "personal name + wood/clearing", tūn "settlement, farmstead")
Reservoir
Old Englishreservoir(from re- "again", servare "to keep, preserve")