Oatfield Pool
lake or loch · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a pool in a field associated with oats. 'Oatfield' describes land where oats are grown.
Word origins
- Oat
- Old Englishoats(from āt "oats")
- Field
- Old Englishfield, open land(from feld "field")
- Pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpool, pond(from pōl "pool, pond")