Cherington Pond
lake or loch · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name likely derives from Old English 'ċerese', meaning cherry, and 'ing', meaning 'people of'. It refers to a place associated with cherry trees. 'Pond' is a straightforward descriptor.
Word origins
- Chering
- Old EnglishCherry people(from ċerese "cherry", -ingas "people of, followers of")
- ton
- Old EnglishSettlement/farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
- Pond
- Old EnglishPond(from pond "pond")