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Survey of English Place-Names

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Thick Hollins

Early-attested site in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Thykholyns 1418 YD
  • Thyhholyns 1537 FF
  • Thickhollens 1589 WillY
  • Thickhollings 1626 WB73 1817 M
  • Thickeholling 1640 WillY

Etymology

Thick Hollins, 1822 Langd, Thykholyns 1418YD 25, Thyhholyns 1537 FF, Thickhollens 1589 WillY, Thickhollings 1626WB 73, 1817 M, Thickeholling 1640 WillY, v. þicce 2 'thick, dense', holegn 'hollytree', cf. Thick Hollins f.n. 262 Thick Hazle f.n. 271 supra , Thick Hollins iii, 47, Thick hassalls iii, 16 infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name