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.

Holm Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Olveston

Historical Forms

  • Hame 1229 Pat 1623 FF
  • (atte) Home 1327 SR 1544 FF
  • le Holme 1625 Rec

Etymology

Holm Fm, Hame 1229 Pat, 1623FF , (atte ) Home 1327SR (p), 1544FF , le Holme 1625Rec . v. hamm 'water-meadow, enclosure'.