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.

Holme

Early-attested site in the Parish of Biggleswade

Historical Forms

  • Holme 1086 DB
  • Hulmus, Hulme 1179 P 1198,1199 Cur 1211 FF 1260 FF 1276 Ass
  • Ulmus 1199 FF
  • La Hume 1219 FF

Etymology

v. holmr . It is almost surrounded by streams. The frequency of forms with u rather than with o is interesting as it points definitely to Danish rather than Norse influence. Cf. IPN 60.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement