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Waxholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the North Sea coast approximately 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".〔Mills, Anthony David (2003); ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', Oxford University Press, revised edition (2011), p.486. ISBN 019960908X〕 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. In 1823 inhabitants in the village numbered 72. Occupations included seven farmers.〔Baines, Edward; ''History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York'' (1823), p.397. ISBN 1230139141〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Waxholme」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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