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.

Holmsfoot

Other OS name in the Parish of Alston

Historical Forms

  • Holmefoot 1790 PR

Etymology

is Holmefoot 1790 PR . Cf. the Holmeheade 1700Derwent .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement