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Holt Manor Fm, Holt Lodge, Kintbury Holt Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kintbury

Historical Forms

  • Holte 1176 P
  • Holt c.1230 AddCh 1284 Ass
  • Kintbury Holt 1738 ArchJ
  • Holt Farm, Holtwood Lane 1761 Rocque

Etymology

Holt Manor Fm, Holt Lodge, Kintbury Holt Fm, Holte 1176 P (p)et freq , Holt c. 1230AddCh 46426, 1284Ass , Kintbury Holt 1738 ArchJ 20, Holt Farm , Holtwood Lane 1761 Rocque, v. holt 'wood', a common name. The scattered references to it in the p.ns. of Kintbury and Hamstead Marshall suggest that it was at least 2 miles in length.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement