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Overton Lake

lake or loch · City of Peterborough

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name Overton means 'farmstead or village on the upper ground'. The 'lake' element is a later addition.

Word origins

Overton
Old Englishfarmstead on the upper ground(from ofer "upper", tūn "farmstead, village")
Lake
Old Englishlake