Horseheath Pond
lake or loch · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a pond associated with Horseheath. 'Horse' likely denotes the animal, and 'heath' refers to open, uncultivated land.
Word origins
- Horse
- Old EnglishAttestedhorse(from hors "horse")
- Heath
- Old Englishheath, uncultivated land(from hæð "heath")
- Pond
- Old Englishpond(from pynd "pond")