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.

Holderness Wapentake

Wapentake in the County of East Riding of Yorkshire

Historical Forms

  • Heldernes(se) 1086 DB
  • Heldernes(se) wap' 1166,1170,1171,1188 P
  • Helderneis 1130 P
  • Heldrenesse 1086 DB
  • Heldrenesia 1098–1102 YCh1300
  • Holdernes, Holderness, Holdernesse 1087–95 YCh 14th Bridl 12th LeonardN 1145 Nunkeel 12th
  • Holdernes wapentacum, Holderness wapentacum, Holdernesse wapentacum 1178,1183 P
  • Holdernes feoda, Holderness feoda, Holdernesse feoda 1210–12 RBE
  • Holdernes balliuo, Holderness balliuo, Holdernesse balliuo 1305 Rental
  • Holdernes lib', Holderness lib', Holdernesse lib' 1339 Extent 1348 Ch
  • Hildernes(sa) 1114–24,1124 Bridl 1128–32 BM
  • Heoldernessa 1160–2 YCh1307 1287
  • Huldernesse 1300 Pat
  • Heuderness(e) 1195 RBE 1303 KF
  • Heudreness(e) 1275 YI 1298 Pat
  • Houderness(e) 1203 PatR 1255 Pat
  • Holdern' 1231 Ass
  • Holdirnesse 1279 YI 1449 ADiii
  • Holdrenesse 1322 BevAct
  • Hellornes early13th Heimskringla
  • Hallornes 13th Orkneyingasaga
  • South Baliwick 1786 Tuke
  • South division of Holderness 1828 Langd
  • Middle Baliwick 1786 Tuke
  • Middle Division 1828 Langd
  • North Baliwick 1786 Tuke
  • North Division 1828 Langd