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Waxholme

Waxholme
Waxholme is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Waxholme
Waxholme
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceTA327297
• London155 mi (249 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWITHERNSEA
Postcode districtHU19
Dialling code01964
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°44′49″N 0°00′39″E / 53.746832°N 0.010893°E / 53.746832; 0.010893

Waxholme is a hamlet in the civil parish of Rimswell, 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.

Waxholme was formerly a township in the parish of Owthorne,[1] in 1866 Waxholme became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Rimswell.[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 41.[3]

Old windmill at Waxholme

Etymology

Waxholme means "village where wax (from bees) is produced. The first element of the name is Old English weax "wax".[4]

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.[5]

In 1823 inhabitants in the village numbered 72. Occupations included seven farmers.[6]

References

  1. ^ "History of Waxholme, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Waxholme CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Population statistics Waxholme CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  4. ^ Mills, Anthony David (2003); A Dictionary of British Place Names, Oxford University Press, revised edition (2011), p.486. ISBN 019960908X
  5. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 502. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  6. ^ 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.

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