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Survey of English Place-Names

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Howden Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Burnsall

Historical Forms

  • Holden 1295 YI
  • Howlden wood 1567 Dep
  • Holden woode, Howden 1579 ib

Etymology

( lost ) , Holden 1295 YI, Howlden wood 1567Dep , Holden woode ,Howden 1579 ib , ' hollow valley ' , v. hol 2 , denu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name