Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Holebag(ge) 1259 Plea 1260 Court

• Holbagg' 1355 Eyre

• Holbache 1416 ChRR

• Hollebeke 1304 Chamb 1547 Orm2

• Holebek 1330 Plea 1331 Orm2

• (le) Holebec(ke) 1347 AddCh 1349,1358 Eyre

• Holebeck Hall 1719 Sheaf

• Holbech(e) 1359,1360 BPR 1397 ChRR

• Holbeck 1558–79 ChancP

• Holbeck Bridge 1621 Sheaf

• Howbecke 1508 AddCh

• Howbeck Bank & Howbeck Bridge 1831 Bry

• Howbeck House 1838 TA

Etymology

'Hollow valley', or 'deep valley-stream', from hol2 and bece 1 , bæce (with -k - due to influence from bekkr ), with banke , brycg , hūs , hall . Cf. Howbeck Brook 130.