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.

Sibald's Holm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wisbech St Peter

Historical Forms

  • Siboldesholm 1221 ElyA
  • Sybaldesholm(e) 1251 ElyCouch
  • Sybollysholme 1508 Ct
  • Sybilysholme 1536 SewersC
  • Syblesholme c.1840 TA

Etymology

Sibald's Holm (6″) is Siboldesholm 1221ElyA , Sybaldesholm (e )1251ElyCouch , Sybollysholme 1508Ct , Sybilysholme 1536SewersC , Syblesholme c. 1840TA . 'Sigebeald 's holmr.'