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What is a lodge in the context of pond?
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We live in a northern mill village and there is a lake or mill pond nearby.
Some of the locals call this lake a 'lodge'.. where does this come from?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Since the mid 19th century in Lancashire, a 'lodge' has been a reservoir of water to be used for mill purposes. It was also used to mean a subterranean reservoir in mines. Perhaps it was connected with the concept of 'lodging' something as a sort of deposit, as in putting money into a bank...ie retained for a specific purpose, as the water in a lodge clearly was.
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