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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany
Mayhap the actual water was so called "Lodge", I mean you've got Priory, Swaffam, Conniston & Windemere & these are lakes/waters/meres, so instead of it being a generic term, it was probably more definitive & indicating a particular water.
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No, it refers to any small man-made body of water.
There are lots around here. All created to provide water for the textile industry.
I can sit in bed and look down on three.
They don't have individual names. At least that I know.
When I was at college in Liverpool lodge, as a water body, drew the same blank stares as ginnel did when I spoke of those in London.
