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Survey of English Place-Names

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Thick Hollins

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Thickehollinges in Greetlande 1588 WillY
  • Thick Hollin Moor 1803 EnclA

Etymology

Thick Hollins (lost), Thickehollinges in Greetlande 1588 WillY, Thick Hollin Moor 1803EnclA . 'Dense hollies', v. þicce 2 , holegn , cf. Thick Hollins ii, 283supra ; the site is now occupied by Bank Top Fm (HAS 37, 195).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement