Waxholme

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
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 53.746832°N 0.010893°E / 53.746832; 0.010893

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]