What is "hollowell"

Hollowell is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population, including the nearby hamlet of Teeton, was 353 people, increasing to 385 at the 2011 Census. The village was originally a hamlet of Guilsborough, becoming a separate parish from 1850. Hollowell is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086 as belonging the Bishop of Lincoln having "... 4 villeins with 1 bordar having 1 plough. It was, and is worth, 10 schillings. Bardi held (it) freely."

Hollowell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alicia Hollowell (born 1984), American softball player
• Barry Hollowell (born 1948), Canadian Anglican bishop
• Bud Hollowell (born 1943), American baseball player and writer
• Donald L. Hollowell (1917–2004), American lawyer
• Fred S. Hollowell (1883–1960), New York politician
• James Hollowell (1823–1876), English soldier and Victoria Cross recipient
• Matt Hollowell (born 1971), American baseball umpire
• Terri Hollowell (born 1956), American singer
• T. J. Hollowell (Thomas Anthony Hollowell, born 1981), American football player