pondstead

noun

Etymology

From pond + stead.

  1. inherited from *stéh₂tis
  2. inherited from *stadiz
  3. inherited from stede
  4. inherited from sted
  5. compounded as pondstead — “pond + stead

Definitions

  1. A pond and its surrounding area.

    • Human bones have been frequently discovered near the pondstead, probably the scite of the domestic chapel and cemetery.

The neighborhood

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