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.

Holwill

Other OS name in the Parish of Newton St Petrock

Historical Forms

  • Holawille 1319 FF

Etymology

is Holawille 1319FF , v. wielle . There is a slight hollow in the hillside here .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement