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.

Hollowmoor Heath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Barrow

Historical Forms

  • Hollowmoor Heath 1842 OS
  • Horymore 1390 Chol 1393 Surv c.1400,1443 Chol
  • the hollyne moore meadow 1615 ib
  • Hollimore Heath 1638 Sheaf 1777 Chol
  • Hallamoreheath 1652,1752 ib
  • Hallomoreheath 1667 ib
  • Hallowmoreheath 1790 ib
  • Hallimoreheath 1676 ib
  • Halimoreheath 1724 ib
  • Hallymoreheath 1731 ib
  • Halemore Heath 1774 ib
  • Hallum Moor Heath 1831 Bry

Etymology

Hollowmoor Heath (109–480687), Hollowmoor Heath 1842 OS, Horymore 1390Chol , 1393Surv , c.1400, 1443Chol , the hollyne moore meadow 1615ib , Hollimore Heath 1638 Sheaf, 1777Chol , Hallamoreheath 1652, 1752ib , Hallomoreheath 1667ib , Hallowmoreheath 1790ib , Hallimoreheath 1676ib , Halimoreheath 1724ib , Hallymoreheath 1731ib , Halemore Heath 1774ib , Hallum Moor Heath 1831 Bry, 'dirty marsh', v. horig , mōr 1 , hǣð .