Bury Pond
lake or loch · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bury Pond is likely named after a pond near a 'burh' (fortified place) or a manor farm. 'Bury' is a common element derived from Old English 'burh'.
Word origins
- Bury
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified place, manor farm(from burh "fortified place", tūn "settlement, farmstead")
- Pond
- Old Englishpond(from pond "pond")