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Mill Pond

lake or loch · Derbyshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a pond created to supply water to a mill. The term 'mill' is of Old English origin, and 'pond' is also a common Old English word for a small body of water.

Word origins

Mill
Old EnglishA building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour.(from mylen "mill")
Pond
Old EnglishA small body of still water.(from pond "pond")