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.

Holset

Other OS name in the Parish of East Portlemouth

Historical Forms

  • Holset(e) 1330,1333 SR

Etymology

is Holset (e )1330, 1333SR (p) . The place is in a hollow and is probably a compound of holh and sæte in some sense .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement