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Hollymoor Common Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Beaminster

Historical Forms

  • Hollimo(o)re, Hollymo(o)re 1623 DCMCt 1629,1632 DCMCt
  • Hollymoore Close 1630 DCMCt
  • Hollymoore Comon, Lt Hollymoore 1632 DCMCt
  • Broadmeade al's Hollymoore 1633 DCMCt
  • holy moore 1651 DCMCt

Etymology

, named from Hollimo (o )re , Hollymo (o )re 1623DCMCt ,1629, 1632DCMCt , Hollymoore Close 1630DCMCt , Hollymoore Comon , Lt Hollymoore 1632DCMCt , Broadmeade al 's Hollymoore 1633DCMCt , holy moore 1651DCMCt , v. holegn ' holly ' , mōr , cf. Holliclose 1629ib .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement