Downholme
Major Settlement in the Parish of Downholme
Historical Forms
- Dune 1086 DB
- Dunum 12 Marrick120 1184 RichReg 1231 Ass 1292 Ch
- Dounoum 1314 Ch
- Downhum 1535 FF
Etymology
'(Amongst) the hills' from OE æt þǣm dūnum . v. dun . The DB form is from the dat. sing.