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.

Holt Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • the Holt Hollyns 1585 Dep
  • Holthouse 1589 WillY
  • Hoult House 1610 Hlm

Etymology

, the Holt Hollyns 1585Dep , Holthouse 1589 WillY, Hoult House 1610 Hlm , v. holt ' a wood, a thicket ' , holegn , hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name