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.

Holmhead

Early-attested site in the Parish of Penrith

Historical Forms

  • del Holme 1332 SR
  • the holme 1624 Ct

Etymology

to be connected with del Holme 1332 SR, the holme 1624Ct .