Compton Pools
lake or loch · Warwickshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Compton Pools is named after the settlement of Compton, which means 'settlement on a hill' or 'settlement in a valley'. The 'pools' element refers to bodies of water.
Word origins
- Compton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement on a hill or in a valley(from cumb "valley", tūn "settlement, farmstead")
- Pools
- Old EnglishAttestedpools(from pol "pool")