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Hole House (Fm)

Other OS name in the Parish of Sturminster Newton

Historical Forms

  • Hole 1811 OS
  • Hole Grd, Hole-House Coppice, Hole-House Grd 1839 TA

Etymology

, Hole 1811 OS, Hole Grd , Hole -House Coppice , Hole -House Grd 1839TA , cf. Holemed 1338–40 Glast , v. hol 1 ' a hole, ahollow ' , mǣd .