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Hoo Hole

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Hoohoyle, Hoohoile 1587 Stansf 1667 HAS 1775 Watson
  • Hooehoile, Hohoile 1591,1592 FGr
  • Howhoile 1592 ib
  • Howhole 1597 PRHept
  • Hoghole 1637 ib
  • Hoghhoile 1638 ib

Etymology

, Hoohoyle , Hoohoile 1587 Stansf,1667 HAS 39, 50, 1775 Watson 58, Hooehoile , Hohoile 1591, 1592FGr 2,Howhoile 1592 ib, Howhole 1597 PRHept, Hoghole 1637 ib, Hoghhoile 1638 ib , cf. also Hoo house 1745FGr 2 , ' hollow below the spur ofland ' , v. hoh , hol 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name