Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• 1839 TA 1595 FMap

• Mowenholme 1595 FMap

• y e mavre called Mowen holme 1595 FMap

• a Maure called Mowen holme c.1638 Holywell

• Mown Holmes 1712 Foster

Etymology

Mownholme 1839(Mowenholme 15951, y e mavre called Mowen holme 15952, a Maure called Mowen holme c.1638, Mown Holmes 17121; this is presumably'the mown raised landin marsh', v. holmr and as two of the references show it was a saltern orsalt-hill and is marked as such on 15951)