Hagley Pool
lake or loch · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Hagley is an Old English place name meaning 'the witch's clearing' or 'the clearing by the hag'. 'Pool' denotes a body of water.
Word origins
- Hagley
- Old EnglishAttestedwitch's clearing(from hægtes "witch", lēah "clearing, meadow")
- pool
- Old EnglishAttestedsmall lake, pond(from pol "pool, pond")