Mill Pit
lake or loch · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a pit associated with a mill. 'Mill' indicates a place for grinding grain, and 'pit' refers to a hole or shaft.
Word origins
- Mill
- Old Englisha building containing a machine for grinding something, especially grain(from miln "mill")
- Pit
- Old Englisha hole or shaft in the ground(from pytt "pit, well")