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 Woods

Other OS name in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Holmewode 1462 MinAcct
  • Holmewode in Ramesdene 1492 ib

Etymology

, 1709 WMB , Holmewode 1462MinAcct 99, Holmewode in Ramesdene 1492 ib 02 , v. wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name