A hollow way is a

sunken lane A sunken lane (also hollow way or holloway) is a road or track that is significantly lower than the land on either side, not formed by the (recent) engineering of a road cutting but possibly of much greater age. Various mechanisms have been pro ...

. Holloway may refer to:

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* Holloway (surname) * Holloway Halstead Frost (1889–1935), American World War I Navy officer

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;United Kingdom *

Holloway, London Holloway is an inner-city district of the London Borough of Islington, north of Charing Cross, which follows the line of the Holloway Road ( A1). At the centre of Holloway is the Nag's Head commercial area which sits between the more residentia ...

, inner-city district in the London Borough of Islington **

Holloway Road Holloway Road is a road in London, in length. It is one of the main shopping streets in North London, and carries the A1 road as it passes through Holloway, in the London Borough of Islington. The road starts in Archway, near Archway Under ...

, a road that bisects the district **

HM Prison Holloway HM Prison Holloway was a closed category prison for adult women and young offenders in Holloway, London, England, operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. It was the largest women's prison in western Europe, until its closure in 2016. Hist ...

, originally a mixed population prison, but later a female-only prison. Closed in 2016 **

Holloway (ward) Holloway Ward is one of sixteen electoral divisions of the London Borough of Islington, is one of the eight making up the Islington South and Finsbury Parliamentary constituency, fifty five making up the North East London Assembly constituency, ...

, an electoral division of the London Borough of Islington ** Lower Holloway, place in the London Borough of Islington **

Upper Holloway Upper Holloway is a district in the London Borough of Islington, London, centred on the upper part of Holloway Road and Junction Road, London, Junction Road. It is served by the Overground at Upper Holloway Station and the Northern Line at Arch ...

, place in the London Borough of Islington * Holloway, Berkshire, a

location In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ...

Holloway, Derbyshire Dethick, Lea and Holloway is a civil parish (and, since 1899, an ecclesiastical parish), in the Amber Valley borough of the English county of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,027. It is located in c ...

, village in Derbyshire close to Crich * Holloway, Wiltshire ;United States * Holloway, Michigan, former settlement in Lenawee County *

Holloway, Minnesota Holloway is a city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 92 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Holloway has been in operation since 1889. The city was named for an early settler. Geography According to th ...

, in Swift County *

Holloway, Ohio Holloway is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 330 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. Holloway was laid out in 1883, and named after the local Holloway family. Geography Holloway i ...

, in Belmont County

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Holloway Press Holloway Press was established at the University of Auckland in the Library of the Tamaki Campus in 1994. Poet Alan Loney was responsible for printings until 1998, and books are now almost wholly designed, printed and bound by Tara McLeod under t ...

, New Zealand fine press publisher *

The Holloways The Holloways are an English four-piece indie rock band from North London. Their single "Generator" reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart on 11 June 2007. They have had five No.1 singles on the UK Indie Chart and several Top 40 singles. The ...

, London-based indie rock band *

Holloway Field Holloway Field (officially Viticon Stadium, formerly Onehub Stadium, powered by Optus) is a baseball stadium in Newmarket, Queensland, Australia. It is the home to the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League and Windsor Royals baseba ...

, baseball field in Brisbane, Australia *

Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public research university and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It has six schools, 21 academic departm ...

, one of the constituent colleges of the University of London *

Holloway Brothers (London) Holloway Brothers (London) Ltd was a leading English construction company specialising in building and heavy civil engineering work based in London. History Early history The company was founded as a partnership in 1882 by two brothers, Henry Th ...

, British building company specialising in restoration work *

10 Holloway Circus 10 Holloway Circus (also referred to as the Holloway Circus Tower or Beetham Tower) is a tall mixed-use skyscraper in Birmingham city centre, England. It was originally named after the developers, Beetham Organisation, and was designed by ...

, skyscraper in Birmingham, England

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