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.

Almholme

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arksey

Historical Forms

  • Almholm(e) 13 YDx 1232–7 Selby 1535,1595 FF
  • Almeholm(e) 1232–7 Selby 1453 Pat 1551 NCWills
  • Albeholm 1285 Ch
  • Awmholme 1575,1590 FF

Etymology

'Water-meadow growing with elms', v. almr , holmr . The spelling Albe - is paralleled by a similar interchange of -m - and -b - in Walmgate (York) YE 299.