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Crook o' Lune

lake or loch · Lancashire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name describes a bend in the River Lune, from the Old English 'crōc' meaning a bend or curve. The river name 'Lune' itself is of uncertain origin, possibly pre-Celtic.

Word origins

Crook
Old Englishbend, curve(from crōc "hook, bend")
Lune
Unknownriver name of uncertain origin