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 East Waver

Major Settlement in the Parish of Holme East Waver

Historical Forms

  • East wauer quarter 1605 LRMB
  • manner de East Wauer 1665 ib
  • Eastwauer 1691 Ct
  • Eastern Waver 1700 CWiii

Etymology

This is the division of Holm Cultram which lies east of the River Waver (supra 30).