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 Matterdale

Historical Forms

  • the Hollesse 1580 PR(Greystoke)
  • Holleys 1589 LRMB
  • Holles 1643 PR(Greystoke)
  • Holehouse 1656 PR
  • ye Holless 1668 ib
  • the Hollas 1722 CWi.

Etymology

is the Hollesse 1580 PR(Greystoke), Holleys 1589LRMB , Holles 1643 PR (Greystoke), Holehouse 1656 PR, ye Holless 1668 ib., the Hollas 1722 CW i. Cf. Lowholhouse 1698 PR , Low Hollesse 1727 CW i ( v. CW i, 240 ) .