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Pershall Pool

lake or loch · Staffordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name likely originates from an Old English personal name, possibly 'Pæga' or 'Pæra', combined with 'halh' meaning a nook, hollow, or dry ground in a marsh. 'Pool' refers to the body of water.

Word origins

Pershall
Old EnglishPossibly a personal name (Pæga/Pæra) + nook/hollow(from Pæga/Pæra "personal name", halh "nook, hollow, dry ground in a marsh")
pool
Old Englishpool(from pōl "pool")