Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Alreholt(e) 1285 Cecil 1288 Ass 1314 Ipm 1332 SR

• Alreolte, Halre(h)olte 1325 MinAcct

• Halreholt 1328 Cecil

• Al(l)erholt 1398 Pat 1404 Cecil

• Arleholte 1318 Cecil

• bosc' de Altherholt 1369 MinAcct 1382 Cecil

• Cran(e)borne Alderholt 1508 1611 Hutch3

• Alderholt(e) 1509 BrEll

• Alderhoult 1614 Cecil

• Aldderholt e17 CecilMap

• Alderwod 1530 Cecil

• Alderwood 1535 VE

• Aldersholt in 1845 TA

Etymology

'Alder wood', from alor and holt (in two 16th-cent. forms replaced by wudu ), cf. Cranborne par. infra ; there is a f.n. Aldersholt in 1845TA .