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.

Oxenholme

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Oxinholme 1274 Ipm
  • Oxonholme 1431 Kendi,42
  • Oxenholm(e) 1568 Lease 1624 FF
  • Oxholme 1574 Rent212

Etymology

Oxenholme, Oxinholme 1274 Ipm, Oxonholme 1431 Kend i, 42, Oxenholm (e )1568Lease 32, 1624FF et freq to WilsonL, Oxholme 1574Rent 212. 'Water-meadow where oxen were pastured', v. oxa , holmr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement