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Horsepasture Pools

lake or loch · Staffordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to pools where horses were pastured. 'Horse' denotes the animal, and 'pasture' refers to land used for grazing.

Word origins

Horse
Old Englishhorse(from hors "horse")
Pasture
Old Englishpasture, grazing land(from pæstur "pasture")
Pools
Old Englishpools, ponds(from pōl "pool, pond")