Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hol c.1115 LS 1210–12 RBE 1212 Fees c.1220 del'Isle 1242–43 Fees 1259,1273 Ipm 1275 RH 1298 Ass

• Hole 1275,1276 RH 1282 FF 1292 RSu 1300 FF 1309 Pat 1328 Banco 1332 SR 1346 del'Isle 1351 Cor 1373 Cl 1649 Admin

• Ole 1345 Abbr

• Hule 1372 Misc

• Hulle 1545 Inv

• Hool 1386 Misc 1784 Terrier 1787 ThorGrims

• Hoole 1443 ADvi 1475 HMCRep 1518 GrimsCB 1530–31 Lanc 1551,1557,1559 Inv 1609 DuLaMB 1613 Td'E 1822 Terrier

• the hoole 1664,1747 ThorGrims

• the Hoole 1725 Td'E 1756 ThorGrims

• Hooll 1562 Inv

• Hoyll 1531 Willsiii

• Howle 1538–44 ECP 1579 Inv 1582 Admin 1603 Inv 1635 Terrier 1853 MiscDon

• How(i)ll a1567 LNQv

• Houle 1558,1583,1584,1613 Inv 1631 MiscDep

• Whole 1587 Inv

• Oole Road 1843 Hig 1846 EnclA

• Oole Drain 1846 ib

Etymology

'The hollow', v. hol 1 , topographically appropriate for the site of the original settlement. For details v. Baker 10–11 and Watson 98–100. The name survives today in Oole Road in Cleethorpes and was alternatively known as Fore Thorpe, Low Thorpe and Near Cleethorpes.