The village or hamlet of Slackholme, or Slackholme End, is in Hogsthorpe parish. Lidar images show a pattern of earthwork enclosures lying on the north side of a former main street that runs roughly from east to west off South Ings Lane about a mile (1.5km) south of Hogsthorpe village. Small areas of ridge and furrow are also visible. This is evidence for medieval settlement, a former village. {1} The earliest reference to the name Slackholme is in about 1220. The name probably derives from the Old English 'slec' which has a derived meaning of 'muddy' and the Old Norse 'holme' meaning 'raised land amidst the marsh'. It does not appear in taxation returns and was almost certainly assessed with Hogsthorpe. {2} It is present as 'Slekholme' in a list of places with their assessment for maintaining sea defences dated around 1345. {3} It is recorded as a hamlet in Hogsthorpe in White's Directory of 1856. {4}