The Holmes
Other OS name in the Parish of Derby
Historical Forms
- Holm 1236 Ch
- the Holmes 1540 DbAnsviii 1549 Cal
Etymology
( 6 ″ ) , Holm 1236 Ch, the Holmes 1540DbAns viii, 1549 Cal , ' the island ' , v. holmr . There is only one island here in the R . Derwent .