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Bollow, Bollow Pool

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westbury on Severn

Historical Forms

  • Bollegh, Bolley(e) 1221 Ass 1248 1327 SR 1571 FF
  • Boleye 1248 Ass
  • Bolleyes longe c.1340 For
  • Bol(l)es lan(n)e, Bol(l)es grene 1594 Dep
  • Bollow 1687 Will
  • Bollow Pool 1830 M

Etymology

Bollow, Bollow Pool, Bollegh , Bolley (e )1221Ass (p), 1248 ib, 1327SR , 1571FF , Boleye 1248Ass , Bolleyes longe c. 1340For , Bol (l )es lan (n )e , Bol (l )es grene 1594Dep , Bollow 1687 Will, Bollow Pool 1830 M. 'Bola's clearing', v. lēah . The pers.n. is OE  Bola . The pool is a stretch of the Severn opposite Bollow; -longe doubtless refers to this length of the river (v. lang 2 ).