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Survey of English Place-Names

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Gt Holwell & Lt Holwell

Field in the Parish of Long Bredy

Historical Forms

  • 1839 TA
  • 1 claus ' iuxta Hollewell ' 1447 MinAcct

Etymology

Gt Holwell & Lt Holwell(1 claus' iuxta Hollewell' 1447,'hollow stream, stream in a deep valley', v. hol1 orhol2, well(a))