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.

Todholes

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cleator

Historical Forms

  • Todholes 1260 Rental
  • Toodhooles 1660 CantWviii

Etymology

'Fox holes.'