Holwell

H4O1L1W4E1L1L1

proper noun

A hamlet near Horns Cross, Parkham parish, Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS3723).

OriginOld English holh →
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Meanings

proper nounHolwell (countable and uncountable, plural Holwells)

plural Holwells

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishholh“hollow”
  2. EnglishHolwell

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

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APA

Holwell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holwell

MLA

“Holwell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holwell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Holwell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holwell.

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