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.

Yateholme

Early-attested site in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Holne 1086 DB
  • Yhatomgrene 1452 WCR1
  • Yatum 1585 WillY
  • Yateholme 1709 WMB
  • Gateham 1771 M
  • Gateham or Yateholme 1822 Langd

Etymology

Yateholme, Holne 1086 DB, Yhatomgrene 1452WCR 1, Yatum 1585 WillY, Yateholme 1709 WMB, Gateham 1771 M, Gateham or Yateholme 1822 Langd. v. prec. The affix is OE  geat 'a gate'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name