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.

Holme

Major Settlement in the Parish of Holme

Historical Forms

  • Holm(e) 1203,1272 FF 1212,1235 Fees 1283 Pat
  • Holm(e) juxta Northmuscaumpe 1287 Ass
  • Holm(e) juxta Muskham 1391 IpmR
  • Howme 1570 Wills
  • Houlme 1624 ParReg(Askham)

Etymology

v. holmr infra 285. juxta Muskham to distinguish it from Holme Pierrepont infra 236.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site