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.

Hollington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hollington

Historical Forms

  • Holintune 1086 DB
  • Holinton(e), Holynton(e), -ton(e) 1141 France c.1141,1162 Tutbury c.1230 WollCh 1240 FF
  • Hollynton 1610 Speed
  • Olinton 1277 Cl
  • Halington 1276 Cl
  • Holyngton 1364 Cl 1432,1434 DbCh 1519 DbAxix

Etymology

'Holly farm', v. holegn , tūn .