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Holwell

Holwell proper noun: a hamlet near Horns Cross, Parkham parish, Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS3723).

Proper noun

Holwell (countable and uncountable, plural Holwells)

  1. A hamlet near Horns Cross, Parkham parish, Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS3723).
  2. A village and civil parish in west Dorset (OS grid ref ST7010).
  3. A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL1633).
  4. A small village in Ab Kettleby parish, Melton district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK7323).
  5. A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2309).
  6. A hamlet in Nunney parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST7245).
  7. A locality in Latrobe council area and the West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  8. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Holwell

pluralHolwells

Origin of Holwell

From Old English holh (“hollow”) + wielle (“well, spring”).

Questions about Holwell

What does Holwell mean?
Holwell means a hamlet near Horns Cross, Parkham parish, Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS3723).
What part of speech is Holwell?
Holwell is a proper noun.

Words near Holwell in the dictionary

  1. holup
  2. holus bolus
  3. holus-bolus
  4. Holway
  5. Holways
  6. Holwell
  7. Holwells
  8. Holwill
  9. holy
  10. Holy Alliance
  11. holy balls

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