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Pit Pool

lake or loch · South Gloucestershire

PictishAI-generated

This name likely derives from the Pictish element 'pit' meaning 'farmstead' or 'portion of land', combined with the word 'pool'.

Word origins

Pit
Pictishfarmstead, portion of land(from pett "portion of land")
Pool
Old Englishpool, small lake(from pōl "pool, pond")