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.

South Holt Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Compton

Historical Forms

  • Suholte 1279 Ass
  • Holte Comptone 1296 SR
  • Suthholte juxta Cumpton 1303 Ass

Etymology

South Holt Fm is Suholte (1279Ass ), Holte Comptone (1296 SR) and Suthholte juxta Cumpton (1303Ass ), v. holt .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement