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Mill Pond

lake or loch · Westmorland and Furness

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a pond associated with a mill. 'Mill' indicates a place for grinding grain, and 'pond' is a small body of still water.

Word origins

Mill
Old Englisha building containing a machine for grinding something, especially grain(from miln "mill")
Pond
Old Englisha small body of still water(from pund "pond, pool")