Lenton's Pond
lake or loch · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a pond belonging to someone named Lenton. 'Lenton' is an Old English place name, often meaning 'settlement or farmstead on the river Lent'.
Word origins
- Lenton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement on the river Lent(from Lent "river name", tūn "farmstead, settlement")
- Pond
- Old Englishsmall lake