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.

Hollows

Other OS name in the Parish of Borrowdale

Historical Forms

  • Hollas 1565,1569 PR(Crosth)
  • in Boradaille 1610 ib
  • Howlas 1571 ib

Etymology

is Hollas 1565, 1569 PR (Crosth),(in Boradaille ) 1610 ib., Howlas 1571 ib .