Holwell.
A number of places in England:
Meaning & usage
A number of places in England: A hamlet near Horns Cross, Parkham parish, Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS3723).
A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in west Dorset (OS grid ref ST7010).
A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL1633).
A number of places in England: A small village in Ab Kettleby parish, Melton district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK7323).
A number of places in England: A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2309).
A number of places in England: A hamlet in Nunney parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST7245).
A locality in Latrobe council area and the West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Old English holh (“hollow”) + wielle (“well, spring”).
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