Port Holme
Early-attested site in the Parish of Brampton
Historical Forms
- Portholme 1417 FF
Etymology
As this borders on the town of Huntingdon it can safely be interpreted as 'low-lying ground' (v. holmr ) by or belonging to the port or town, cf. Portmeadow in Oxford. Cf. Huntendunport in the forged Peterborough Charter, contained in the ASC (E) s. a. 656.