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Survey of English Place-Names

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Holla Crooke

Other OS name in the Parish of North Tawton

Historical Forms

  • Holecruke 1238 Ass
  • Holecrok 1333 SR
  • Holy Croke 1491 Ipm

Etymology

is Holecruke 1238Ass (p), Holecrok 1333SR (p), Holy Croke 1491 Ipm . v. Crooke supra . The farm lies in a hollow .

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