Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• 'hide of land in Holeweia' 1206 RC

• Holewey(e) 1288 Ass 1291 Tax 1305 Winch 1311 Pat 1535 VE

• Holewaye 1481 DCMCt

• Holloweye 1310 Inqaqd

• Holloway 1577 Seymer 1682

• Holwell, Holwall (sic) 1551 1682 ib

• Holwaye 1552 1682 ib

• Hollwaye als. Holwall 1612 1682 ib

• Hollwall Fearmes 1620 DRO

• Holway, Lower Holway, Holway, Higher or North Holway 1774 Hutch1

• Holway Lower, or South Holway 1795 Boswell

Etymology

Holway Fm (ST 586011), Hr Holway Fm, West Holway, 'hide of land in Holeweia '1206 RC, Holewey (e )1288Ass (p), 1291 Tax, 1305Winch , 1311 Patet freq to 1535 VE, Holewaye 1481DCMCt , Holloweye 1310 Inq aqd, Holloway 1577 (1682) Seymer , Holwell , Holwall (sic)1551 (1682) ib , Holwaye 1552 (1682) ib , Hollwaye als. Holwall 1612 (1682) ib , Hollwall Fearmes 1620DRO , Holway , Lower Holway , Holway , Higher or North Holway 1774 Hutch1, Holway Lower , or South Holway 1795 Boswell, 'the hollow or sunken road', v. hol 2 , weg (perhaps originally with reference to Holway Lane infra ). The confusion of the second el. with -well , -wall in some 16th- and 17th-cent. forms is to be noted.