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.

Holdforth Bridge, Holdforth Plantn

Other OS name in the Parish of Bishop Middleham

Historical Forms

  • Holdforth Beck, Holdforth Bridge 1730 HC/CB70

Etymology

, Holdforth Beck , Holdforth Bridge 1730HC /CB 70 , cf. Middle Holdforth , North Holdforth 1839TA .