Keyholme Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Marsh Chapel
Historical Forms
- Kaholm' 1415 LMR
- duo le Holmes voc west keyholme 1578 Anc
- Eastkeieholme, Westkeyholme 1595 FMap
- East key holme, West key holme c.1638 Holywell
- Key Holme 1712 Foster 1847 Padley
- Keyholme 1839 TA
- Kaa 1338 Anc
- Caa 1348 ib
- Caime Lane, Kaime Lane 1595 FSurv
- Kamelane 1595 FMap
- Kettle Holme Lane 1828 Bry
Etymology
KEYHOLME FM, Kaholm '1415LMR , duo le Holmes voc west keyholme 1578Anc , Eastkeieholme , Westkeyholme 1595FMap , East key holme , West key holme c.1638Holywell , Key Holme 1712Foster , 1847Padley , Keyholme 1839TA , apparently named from the family of Walter Kaa 1338Anc , Walter Caa 1348ib and holmr 'higher ground amidst marsh', a word very frequently found in this parish, often denoting a saltern or a salt hill. Its appellative use in the 1578 reference is noteworthy. KEYHOLME LANE, Caime Lane , Kaime Lane 1595FSurv , Kamelane 1595FMap , Kettle Holme Lane 1828 Bry.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Beacon Hill
- Ellgate Lane
- Eskham
- Fire Beacon Lane
- The Fitties
- Kedwicks
- Seadyke Way
- Summerhead
- Waterland Drain