In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Holnicote like this:
HOLNICOTE, a hamlet in Selworthy parish, Somerset; 4 miles W of Minehead. It took its name, like Holne village, from the Anglo-Saxon word for "holy;" and it consists of pretty creeper bound cottages. Holnicote House, in the vicinity, is the seat of Sir Thomas D. Acland, Bart.; was destroyed by fire in 1799, and again in another year; was recently rebuilt; and stands in a park of much natural and artificial beauty.
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Holnicote through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Holnicote in West Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24791
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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