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Icknield Port Loop

lake or loch

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a loop or bend in a waterway, likely associated with the Icknield Way, an ancient trackway. 'Port' may refer to a landing place or harbour.

Word origins

Icknield
Old Englishof Icen(from Icen "a tribal name", -feld "field")
Port
Old Englishharbour, port, landing place(from port "harbour, port, landing place")
Loop
Unknownloop, bend