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Calthorpe Broad

lake or loch · Norfolk

Old EnglishAI-generated

Calthorpe Broad likely refers to a broad (a shallow lake or marshy area) associated with a village named Calthorpe. The name Calthorpe itself means 'farmstead or village of a man called Calf'.

Word origins

Calf
Old EnglishYoung bovine(from cāl "calf")
Thorpe
Old NorseFarmstead, village(from þorp "outlying farmstead, village")
Broad
Old EnglishA shallow lake or marshy area(from brād "broad, wide")