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.

Holland

Other OS name in the Parish of Bradstone

Historical Forms

  • Holond(e) 1281 Ass 1318 Deed

Etymology

is Holond (e )1281Ass , 1318Deed (both p) , v. holh and land . The farm lies in a valley .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement