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Turn Pool

lake or loch · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Turn Pool likely refers to a pool where the watercourse turns. 'Turn' comes from the Old English 'tyrnan' meaning to turn, and 'pool' is from the Old English 'pol' for a small body of water.

Word origins

Turn
Old Englishturn(from tyrnan "to turn")
Pool
Old Englishpool, pond(from pol "pool, pond")