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.

Hole

Early-attested site in the Parish of Clayhidon

Historical Forms

  • Holna 1086 DB
  • Holne 1333 SR

Etymology

The name is identical with Holne supra 301, 'at the holly.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement