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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.

Holloway Down

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leyton

Historical Forms

  • Halewell Garden, Holywell Down 1483 ERxiv
  • Hollowaye Grove 1590 Ct
  • Hollowa(y)down 1663 Kennedy 1703 ERxiv
  • Ladune 1201 FF

Etymology

Holloway Down (6″) is Halewell Garden , Holywell Down 1483 ER xiv, Hollowaye Grove 1590Ct , Hollowa (y )down 1663 Kennedy, 1703 ER xiv. The Prioress of Holywell was granted land called Ladune in 1201 (FF), v. dun .

Places in the same Parish