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.

Holy Well

Other OS name in the Parish of Bradford

Historical Forms

  • Halywell 1402 FA
  • Holliwell Close 1851 TA

Etymology

, 1851TA , Halywell 1402FA, Holliwell Close 1851TA , v. hālig , wella .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name