Crockerton Ponds
lake or loch · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name may originate from Old English 'croc' meaning 'pot' or 'jar', and 'tūn' meaning 'farmstead' or 'settlement'. The 'Ponds' element refers to the body of water.
Word origins
- Crocker
- Old Englishpot-maker or potter(from crocier "potter")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
- Ponds
- Old Englishponds(from pond "pond")