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.

The Holmes

Other OS name in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • le(s) Holmes, the Holmes 1425 Rent 1591 PRLds 1591 ChLds
  • Leedes Holm(e)s 1612 Surv 1714 DucLds
  • Great Holmes, Little Holmes 1766 LdsM

Etymology

( lost ) , le (s ) Holmes , the Holmes 1425 Rent, 1591 PRLds, 1591 ChLds, Leedes Holm (e )s 1612Surv, 1714 DucLds 98, Great Holmes , Little Holmes 1766 LdsM , v. holmr ' water-meadow ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name