The Holdings
Early-attested site in the Parish of Rudheath Lordship
Historical Forms
- The Holdings 1650 LRMB
- Holedene c.1220 CASNSxiii 1400
- Holenden(e) 1288 Court (p), Plea (p)
- Holden(e) 1300–30 Chol E3 Surv 1650 Surv
- Holden(e) iuxta Shurlach 1346 VR
- Holdyn 1334 VR
Etymology
The Holdings (110–676736), The Holdings 1650LRMB , Holedene c.1220 (1400) CASNS xiii, Holenden (e )1288 Court (p), Plea (p), Holden (e )1300–30Chol , E3Surv et freq to 1650Surv , Holden (e ) iuxta Shurlach 1346 VR, Holdyn 1334 VR (p), 'at the hollow valley', v. hol 2 (dat.sg. holan ), denu . For the development of the form cf. Holding's Drumble 276infra .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Broken Cross
- Witton Lodge
- Brownhayes Fm
- Whatcroft Lane
- Ashbrook Fm
- Cross Lanes
- Crowder's Lane
- Drakelow Gorse Fm
- Drakelow Lane
- Fourlane Ends
- Gadbrook Fm
- Higginslane Fm
- High Ho
- King's Lane
- King Street
- Kingstreet Fm & Kingstreet Hall
- Lane End Fm
- Marshall's Gorse
- Melvin Ho
- Middlewich Rd
- Ninehouses
- Penny's Lane
- Puddinglake Brook
- Shipbrook Rd
- Cooke's Lane