Allsmoor Pond
lake or loch · Bracknell Forest
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Allsmoor Pond is likely named from Old English 'alor' meaning 'alder tree' and 'mor' meaning 'moor' or 'marsh'. It refers to a pond on a marshy area where alder trees grew.
Word origins
- Allsmoor
- Old EnglishAttestedalder moor(from alor "alder tree", mor "moor, marsh")
- Pond
- Old Englishpond(from pond "pond")