Horseshoe Pond
lake or loch · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to a pond shaped like a horseshoe. The term 'horseshoe' describes the distinctive curved shape.
Word origins
- Horseshoe
- Old EnglishAttestedhorseshoe(from hors "horse", scōh "shoe")
- Pond
- Old Englishpond(from pond "pond")
Historical forms
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