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.

West Holme

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Stoke

Historical Forms

  • (molendino de)Westholn(e) 1288 Ass 1404,1412 1417 FF 1449 Mansel
  • (molendino de) Westholm(e) 1288 Ass 1316 FF 1380 Misc 1614 Mansel

Etymology

West Holme (SY 887858), c. 1586 Tres, (molendino de )Westholn (e )1288Ass , 1404, 1412ib , 1417 FF, 1449 Mansel, (molendino de ) Westholm (e )1288Ass , 1316 FF, 1380 Misc, 1614Mansel , v. west , cf. East Holme par. supra , where earlier forms are to be found; the mill here is also mentioned in 1411 Hutch3 (1 419) and 1412Ass .