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 Carr

Early-attested site in the Parish of Worksop

Historical Forms

  • Holmker t.Hy1 Dugdvi t.Hy2 Ch 1316 DukRec t.Ed2
  • Holmeker t.John 1316 Ch
  • Le Holmker 1305 Ass

Etymology

Holme Carr is Holmker t. Hy 1 Dugd vi, t. Hy 2 (1316) Ch, t. Ed 2 DukRec, Holmeker t. John ib., 1316 Ch, Le Holmker 1305Ass . v. holmr , kiarr . The holme may be the island formed by two branches of the Ryton river here.