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.

The Holme

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hampsthwaite

Historical Forms

  • Holme 1386 MinAcct 1631 Comm
  • Tholme 1561 WillY
  • the Holme 1613 Grainge
  • ye Holme 1676 PRHmp

Etymology

The Holme, Holme 1386MinAcct , 1631Comm , Tholme 1561 WillY, the Holme 1613 Grainge 83, ye Holme 1676 PRHmp. v. holmr 'water-meadow'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site