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.

Sandholme

Early-attested site in the Parish of Beverley

Historical Forms

  • Sand(e)holm(e) 1351 BM 1356,1369 BevDoc 1577 BevRec

Etymology

Sandholme (6″) is Sand (e )holm (e )1351 BM, 1356, 1369 BevDocet passim to 1577 BevRec. 'Sandy water-meadow,' v. sand , holmr , and cf. Sandholme infra 247. Very common in Denmark.