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.
[3] Waxholme means "village where wax (from bees) is produced.
[4] Despite the place-name ending in "-holme" (which is normally from Old Norse holmr "island, water-meadow"), it is not from this word.
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