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.

Holme

Early-attested site in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Hulm(e) 1229 Ebor 1430 Stansf
  • Holme 1635 WillY 1641 WYD
  • in Tonge 1665 Visit

Etymology

Holme, Hulm (e )1229 Ebor, 1430 Stansf, Holme 1635 WillY, 1641 WYD, (in Tonge ) 1665 Visit, v , hulm , the ODan form of ON  holmr 'water-meadow'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name