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.

Fairholmes

Other OS name in the Parish of Hope Woodlands

Historical Forms

  • Fareholmes 1507 DuLaMB
  • Feirholmes Hy8 DuLa
  • Fayreholmes 1623 Hard

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , Fareholmes 1507DuLaMB ,Feirholmes Hy 8DuLa , Fayreholmes 1623Hard , v. fæger , holmr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement