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Holwell

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

proper noun Holwells

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

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@misc{holwell_2026,
  title = {Holwell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holwell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}