| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 53.7468°N 0.0109°W |
| Official Name: | Waxholme |
| Civil Parish: | Rimswell |
| Unitary England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Lieutenancy England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Constituency Westminster: | Beverley and Holderness |
| Post Town: | WITHERNSEA |
| Postcode District: | HU19 |
| Postcode Area: | HU |
| Dial Code: | 01964 |
| Os Grid Reference: | TA327297 |
| London Distance Mi: | 155 |
| London Direction: | S |
| Static Image Name: | Waxholme seen from the cliff top - geograph.org.uk - 2406149.jpg |
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 1miles 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]
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]