Southam Holt
Early-attested site in the Parish of Southam
Historical Forms
- Waldweie 1206 FF
- le Waude 1262 Ass
- Woldemede 1336 Coventry
- le Woldyate 1375 Rental
- Sothamwold 1547 BailiffsAccts
- Meade 1675 Ladbroke
- Southam Holt 1821 G
Etymology
Southam Holt is Waldweie 1206 FF, le Waude 1262Ass , Woldemede 1336Coventry , le Woldyate 1375Rental , Sothamwold 1547 Bailiffs Accts, Wolde feilde , the wolde way , Southam Wold 1603, the Oult 1633, Ye Olt meadow 1684, Oft Meade 1675 Ladbroke, Southam Holt 1821 G. 'Wold,' v. weald . For the dropping of the initial consonant cf. Old (PN Nth 128).See further Napton Holt supra 141.