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Purgatory Pool

lake or loch · Shropshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely refers to a pool with a reputation for being a dangerous or unpleasant place, possibly due to its depth or currents. 'Purgatory' refers to a place of suffering or purification.

Word origins

Purgatory
Latinplace of purification(from purgatorium "place of cleansing")
Pool
Old Englishpool(from pōl "pool")