Gathercole Nature Reserve
Gathercole is an English language, English surname which originated, in the Early Middle Ages, Early Medieval period, as a nickname for an old man who "gathered cold", i.e. became weak and unwell. Notable persons with the surname include: *Ben Gathercole (born 1965), Australian triathlon coach *Cory Gathercole (born 1986), Australian motorcycle speedway rider *Harry Gathercole (1887–1953), Australian footballer *John Gathercole (1937–2010), Archdeacon of Dudley *Simon J. Gathercole, British New Testament scholar *Susan Gathercole, British psychologist *Terry Gathercole (1935–2001), Australian swimmer References

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English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ...
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