English Place-name Society

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.

Holywell

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hanley Child

Historical Forms

  • Hollywell Field 1673 Kyre
  • Holly Wall c.1830 O

Etymology

'Holy well,' v. halig , wielle . The old forms show the usual shortening of the vowel.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site