Docklow Pools
lake or loch · County of Herefordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Docklow Pools likely refers to pools associated with a place called Docklow. The name Docklow itself may derive from Old English 'docce' (dock) and 'hlaw' (hill or mound), possibly indicating a dock near a hill.
Word origins
- Docklow
- Old EnglishAttestedPlace name(from docce "dock", hlaw "hill, mound")
- Pools
- Old EnglishAttestedSmall bodies of still water(from pol "pool")