Holmstead Hall and Olmstead Green
Early-attested site in the Parish of Castle Camps
Historical Forms
- Halmestede 1235 FF
- Almystede 1428 FA
- Olm(e)stede 1260 Ass 1416 ADiii
- Olm(e)stede hall(e) 1474 IpmR
- Elm(e)sted(e) 1272,1285 Ass
- Elm(e)sted(e) halle 1399 FF
- Olnested 1281 Colexxxvi
- Olmisted 1316 FA
- Holmsted 1327 SR
- Ampsted Greene 1693 Huddleston
Etymology
Holmstead Hall and Olmstead Green are Halmestede 1235 FF, Almystede 1428 FA, Olm (e )stede 1260 Asset freq to 1416 AD iii, Olm (e )stede hall (e )ib., 1474 IpmR, Elm (e )sted (e )1272, 1285Ass , Elm (e )sted (e ) halle 1399 FF, Olnested 1281Cole xxxvi, Olmisted 1316 FA, Holmsted 1327 SR (p), Ampsted Greene 1693Huddleston . Formerly partly in Helion Bumpstead, these names have been treated in PN Ess 509 where forms in Holm - are more numerous. The H is inorganic and the modern forms are from ulmestede , a derivative of OE ulm (treow ). Here we also have the more common type from elm . 'Place where elms grow,' v. elm , stede . Halm -, Alm - are due to French influence. Cf. IPN 112–13 and Elmstead (PN Ess 337).