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.

Helme

Early-attested site in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • the Helme 1421 YDi
  • Elm 1771 M

Etymology

Helme, 1634 WillY, the Helme 1421 YD i, 1547 WB, Elm 1771 M.v. helm 'a shelter, a cattle-shed'; the name occurs several times in YW.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name