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.

Holfield Grange

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Coggeshall

Historical Forms

  • Hol(e)fold(e) 1327 SR
  • Hol(e)fold(e) Graunge 1538 FF 1543 MinAcct
  • Hol(e)fold(e) alias Holvyle Grange 1544 LP
  • Holdfolde 1523 SR
  • Holfeld graunge 1538 LP
  • Holford or Holvile grange 1578 M
  • Oldfield Grange 1777 C

Etymology

Holfield Grange is Hol (e )fold (e )1327SR (p), Hol (e )fold (e ) Graunge 1538FF , 1543MinAcct , Hol (e )fold (e )alias Holvyle Grange 1544 LP, Holdfolde 1523SR , Holfeld graunge 1538 LP, Holford or Holvile grange 1578 M, Oldfield Grange 1777 C. 'Fold in the hollow,' v. holh , fal(o)d.