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 Martley

Historical Forms

  • Holm(e) c.1270 ADiii

Etymology

This may contain the word holm , 'low-lying ground by a stream,' which is ultimately of Scand. origin but is hardly evidence of Scandinavian settlement. v. Addenda.