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.

Holme Beck

Other OS name in the Parish of Beetham

Historical Forms

  • Hulmo in Bethum 1256 Ass11d
  • Holm Beck 1769 Bthm

Etymology

, Hulmo in Bethum 1256Ass 11d(p), Holm Beck 1769Bthm , v. holmr ( ODan  hulm ) ' water-meadow ' , bekkr .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site