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Pike Pool

lake or loch · Derbyshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name likely refers to a pool associated with a pike, either a fish or a weapon. The term 'pyke' in Old English referred to a pike fish or a pointed object.

Word origins

Pike
Old Englishpike (fish) or pointed object(from pīc "pike")
Pool
Old Englishpool, pond(from pōl "pool")

Historical forms

pyke pool