Waxholme
| Waxholme | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 The Old Windmill, Waxholme | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA327297 |
| Location: | 53°44’49"N, -0°-0’39"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Withernsea |
| Postcode: | HU19 |
| Dialling code: | 01964 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Beverley and Holderness |
Waxholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the North Sea coast about a mile north-west of Withernsea, off the B1242 road.
Waxholme means "wax village" possibly where beeswax is produced. The first element of the name is Old English weax "wax".[1]
Despite the place-name ending in "-holme" (which is normally from Old Norse holmr "island, water-meadow"), it is not from this word. Instead the ending is Old English ham "homestead", rather than the similar Old English hamm "river-meadow, bend in river", despite the village's proximity to the River Humber. The name was recorded as Wexnem in 1162.[2]
In 1823 inhabitants in the village numbered 72. Occupations included seven farmers.[3]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Waxholme) |
- Waxholme in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ Mills, Anthony David: 'A Dictionary of British Place-Names' (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 502 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ Baines, Edward: 'History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York' (1823); page 397
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 11.
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