English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Holme Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Newbold and Dunston

Historical Forms

  • Holun 1086 DB
  • Holm(e) 1248,1316 Ch 1416 Portland 1484 HardCh
  • Holm(e) Hall 1486 HardCh
  • Hulum 1201 Cur
  • Hulm(e) 1258 FF 1265 Cl 1269 FF 1269 Ass Hy3 HarlCh 1490 Woll

Etymology

v. holmr , hulm ; the place is situated between Holme Brook and an unnamed tributary. The spellings in Hulm (e ) are from the OEScand variant hulm ; cf. Holme Hall supra 33.