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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dove Holes

Other OS name in the Parish of Chapel en le Frith

Historical Forms

  • Doueholes c.1620 Hard
  • the Dove Hole 1640 Map
  • the Lyme Kyllnes called Doveholes 1666 Dep

Etymology

, Doueholes c. 1620Hard , the Dove Hole 1640Map , the Lyme Kyllnes called Doveholes 1666Dep , v. dūfe , hol 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement