Dorset road could be renamed after holidaymakers complain it is ... to be changed . Matt Mathers. Wednesday 13 October 2021 17:54 BST. Comments. Road was called Dark Lane until the 1930s (Google Maps) ...

A project is under way to survey ancient sunken paths in Dorset. The Natural England-funded scheme is mapping the paths, called holloways, to assess their ecological, historic and cultural value.

Project to map Dorset's ancient sunken holloways. 19 January 2023. Share Save. ... The English name holloway, or hollow-way, derives from the Old English "hola weg", a sunken road.