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.

Hollins

Other OS name in the Parish of Gisburn

Historical Forms

  • The Hollmes (sic for Hollines) 1577 WillY
  • Hollings 1685 PRGis

Etymology

, The Hollmes (sic for Hollines )1577 WillY, Hollings 1685 PRGis , v. holegn ' holly ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site