Railsgate Pool
lake or loch · Powys - Powys
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old English 'rǣgeles', meaning a railing or fence, and 'geat', meaning a gate or passage. It refers to a gated passage or a place with a railing.
Word origins
- Railsgate
- Old EnglishAttestedrailed gate(from rǣgeles "railing, fence", geat "gate, passage")
- Pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpool, small lake(from pōl "pool, small lake")