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 Georgeham

Historical Forms

  • Hola 1086 DB
  • Hole 1242 Fees774 1402 Exon
  • North Hole, South Hole 1371 Cl

Etymology

v. holh . This place-name is very common in the county, as indeed its topography would lead us to expect.In most cases it refers to a small hollow or 'combe' opening out of some wider valley.

Places in the same Parish