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Survey of English Place-Names

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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.

Places in the same Parish