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.

Norholm

Field in the Parish of Marsh Chapel

Historical Forms

  • Norholm 1839 TA
  • Northolme 1595 FMap
  • North holme 1595 FMap

Etymology

Norholm 1509+, Northolme 15951, North holme 15952(self-explanatory; it was a saltern or salt-hill)