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Holes Bay

Other OS name in the Parish of Canford Magna

Etymology

, 1661Hutch1 , 1811 OS , from bay 1 , with a surname ( cf. John Howles 1544Ct ) or hol 1 ' a hollow ' , cf. Creekmoor supra ; the S part was called Longford Bay 1661 Hutch1 , v. lang 1 , ford .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement