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Survey of English Place-Names

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Holme Park, Holme Park Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Sonning Town

Historical Forms

  • The Home Parke 1572,1583 SpecCom
  • Le Home Parke 1575 ib
  • Home Parke, The Holme Parke 1585 Dep 1617 SpecCom
  • Home Parke 1658 ib
  • Holme Park, Holme Park Fm 1846 Snare

Etymology

, The Home Parke 1572, 1583SpecCom , Le Home Parke 1575ib , Home Parke , The Holme Parke 1585Dep , 1617SpecCom , Home Parke 1658ib , Holme Park , Holme Park Fm 1846 Snare , probably ' home park ' , later associated with dialect holme ' river-meadow ' , because of its position by the Thames .