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.

Bolham

Early-attested site in the Parish of East and West Retford

Historical Forms

  • Bolum 1258 HCY 14th SR 1327 FF 1341
  • Bulham 1276 Ass
  • Bolom 1366 FF
  • Bolome 1520 NtIpm
  • Bollome in the parish of Clareburgh 1524 Wills

Etymology

Bolham is Bolum 1258 (14th) HCY, 1327SR , 1341FF , Bulham 1276Ass , Bolom 1366FF , Bolome 1520 NtIpm, Bollome in the parish of Clareburgh 1524 Wills. Identical in origin with Bole supra 25–6.