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.

Cattleholmes

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lowthorpe

Historical Forms

  • Cathilholm late12th Bridl
  • Catelholm(e) 1244 Ass 1304 YI 1305 Abbr
  • Cattleham als. Catleyholme 1611 FF
  • Cattam 1650 ParlSurv
  • Castleholmes (sic) 1828 Langd

Etymology

Cattleholmes is Cathilholm late 12th Bridl (p), Catelholm (e )1244Ass , 1304 YI, 1305 Abbr, Cattleham als. Catleyholme 1611 FF, Cattam 1650 ParlSurv, Castleholmes (sic)1828 Langd.ME  cattel , first recorded in NED from a. 1275, and first recorded in the sense 'livestock' from c. 1300, v. holmr .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement