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.

Holbeam

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ogwell

Historical Forms

  • Holebem(a) 1086 DB 1242 Fees788
  • Holebyem 1321 FF

Etymology

'Hollow tree,' v. holh , beam and cf. le Holebemes 13thCanonsleigh .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement