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.

Mouse Hole

Other OS name in the Parish of Payhembury

Historical Forms

  • Moushole 1586 Recov

Etymology

is Moushole 1586Recov . Either ' mouse hollow ' or ' mousehole , ' a term of contempt , v. holh .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement