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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bole Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Holmesfield

Historical Forms

  • le Bolehull 1364 Ipm
  • Huett Bolehill 1615 DbAxx

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , le Bolehull 1364 Ipm, Huett Bolehill 1615 DbA xx , v. bole ( n ) , hyll and cf. Hewett's Bank infra 266 .