Waxholme

Waxholme
Waxholme
	Waxholme Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	TA327297
• London	155 mi (249 km) S
Civil parish	Rimswell;
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire;
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WITHERNSEA
Postcode district	HU19
Dialling code	01964
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Beverley and Holderness;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°44′49″N 0°00′39″E / 53.746832°N 0.010893°E

Waxholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the North Sea coast approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Withernsea, off the B1242 road.

It forms part of the civil parish of Rimswell.

Etymology

Waxholme means "village where wax (from bees) 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]

References

^ Mills, Anthony David (2003); A Dictionary of British Place Names, Oxford University Press, revised edition (2011), p.486. ISBN 019960908X
^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 502. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
^ Baines, Edward; History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York (1823), p.397. ISBN 1230139141

Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 11.

External links

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Waxholme in the Domesday Book

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[1] Mills, Anthony David (2003); A Dictionary of British Place Names, Oxford University Press, revised edition (2011), p.486. ISBN 019960908X

[2] Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 502. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.

[3] Baines, Edward; History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York (1823), p.397. ISBN 1230139141

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