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Overscar Pond

lake or loch · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely means 'pond on the over-lying moorland'. 'Overscar' could refer to a high or upper rocky area, and 'pond' is a general term for a small lake.

Word origins

Overscar
Old Englishupper rocky area(from ofer "over, upper", scear "rocky outcrop")
Pond
Unknownpond