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Holme Mills, Moss, & Park

Other OS name in the Parish of Burton

Historical Forms

  • Holme Mill 1823 M
  • Holme head moss 1842 TA
  • Holmes Park 1675 Ogilby

Etymology

( Holme Mill 1823 M , cf. also molendinum de Holm 1184–90Cockers ) ( 1857OS , Holme head moss 1842TA , described as ' a large tract of marshy ground consisting chiefly of peat moss ' in 1777 NB 237 , v. mos ' bog ' ) ( 1652 Kend ii, 295 , Holmes Park 1675 Ogilby , v. park ) .