English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Holywell Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Malpas

Historical Forms

  • Holiwell 1429 Sheaf 1609 Chol
  • Hollywell 1635 ib
  • Holliwell 1750 Sheaf
  • Holywell 1842 OS
  • Halliwell House 1668–71 Sheaf

Etymology

, Holiwell 1429 Sheaf, 1609Chol , Hollywell 1635ib , Holliwell 1750 Sheaf,Holywell 1842 OS, Halliwell House 1668–71 Sheaf , named from HolyWell 72infra , and beside Holywell Brook 129 .

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Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site