Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hallehulm H3 Orm2 1287 Court

• Halhulm 1289 ib

• Allehulm(e) H3 Orm2 1260 Court 1296 Vern 1300 Tab

• Alhulme l13 MidCh

• Alholm 1296 Ipm

• Allhullme l13 MidCh

• Allholme(bridge) 1619 Sheaf

• Holme iuxta Brereton 1391 MidCh

• Hulme iuxta Brereton 1419,1431 1429 Plea

• Holme 17 MidCh

• Allum 1425 Orm2

• Allum Bridge 1831 Bry

• Alum Bridge 1842 OS

• Allom Meadow & Allom Pits 1847 TA

Etymology

For further instances of the name cf. R. Croco 119, Doglane Fm infra . The principal el. is hulm 'a water-meadow', as in Church Hulme 278infra , with variant forms from holmr . Church Hulme is adjacent, and may have included part of this manor, cf. Allum Mdw 279infra . The location of the meadows and the bridge suggest that the old manor occupied the north-western corner of the township against the Church Hulme boundary. The affixed (H )alle - is probably hall 'a hall', v. 217supra .