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Holbeck Lodge

Other OS name in the Parish of Langham

Historical Forms

  • Hobeck 1630 Ipm
  • Holbeck 1694 Recov

Etymology

, Hobeck 1630 Ipm, Holbeck 1694Recov , ' stream lying in a hollow ' , v. hol 2 , bekkr ; the stream forms the county boundary to the west .