Holme, East
HOLME, EAST, an extra-parochial liberty, in the
union of Wareham and Purbeck, hundred of Hasilor, Wareham division of Dorset, 2½ miles (S. W. by W.)
from Wareham; containing 59 inhabitants. Here was
a cell subordinate to the Cluniac priory of Montacute,
in the county of Somerset.
Holme-Hale (St. Andrew)
HOLME-HALE (St. Andrew), a parish, in the
union of Swaffham, hundred of South Greenhoe, W.
division of Norfolk, 5 miles (E. S. E.) from Swaffham;
containing 488 inhabitants. It comprises 2601a. 3r. 39p.
of which 1435 acres are arable, 453 pasture and meadow,
and 34 woodland. The living is a discharged rectory,
valued in the king's books at £12. 16. 5½., and in the
gift of the Rev. H. Milne: the tithes have been commuted for £571. 14. 8., and the glebe comprises 57
acres. The church is an ancient structure, with a square
embattled tower. There are places of worship for
Baptists, Primitive Methodists, and Wesleyans. The
poor have 22 acres of land for fuel: and there is an
estate of 46 acres, called the Town estate, for repairing
the church, and other parochial uses.
Holme-Next-Runcton (St. James)
HOLME-NEXT-RUNCTON (St. James), a parish,
in the union of Downham hundred of Clackclose,
W. division of Norfolk, 4¼ miles (N.) from Downham;
containing 288 inhabitants. The parish comprises
1096a. 23p., of which about 558 acres are arable, 467
pasture and meadow, and 14 woodland; the river Ouse
bounds it on the west. The living is a rectory, united
with that of Wallington-with-Thorpland, to the rectory
of South Runcton, and valued in the king's books at
£12. The tithes have been commuted for £320, and
the glebe comprises 14½ acres. The church is a neat
structure in the early English style, new roofed and
repewed in 1842.
Holme-Next-The-Sea (St. Mary)
HOLME-NEXT-THE-SEA (St. Mary), a parish, in
the union of Docking, hundred of Smithdon, W. division of Norfolk, 18 miles (N. N. E.) from Lynn; containing 280 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated
on the road from Wells to Lynn, comprises by computation 1570 acres, whereof 800 are arable, 300 pasture
and meadow, and about 400 salt-marsh and common.
The living is a discharged vicarage, annexed to that of
Thornham, and valued in the king's books at £6. 13. 4.;
the appropriate tithes of Holme have been commuted
for £290, and the vicarial for £170; the glebe comprises
22 acres. The church was built by Henry de Nottingham, one of the council of the duchy of Lancaster, and
is a handsome structure in the later English style, with
a square embattled tower crowned by pinnacles: in the
south aisle is a brass to the memory of the founder, on
which are effigies of himself and his wife; and in the
chancel is a monument to Richard Stone and family.
The rent of 12 acres of land is distributed among the
poor. A whale, measuring 57 feet in length, was thrown
on this coast in 1626.
Holme, North
HOLME, NORTH, a township, in the parish of
Kirkdale, union of Helmsley, wapentake of Ryedale,
N. riding of York, 3 miles (S.) from the town of Kirkby-Moorside; containing 19 inhabitants. It is situated
between the Rical and Hodgebeck rivulets, and comprises by computation 610 acres.
Holme-on-the-Wolds (St. Peter)
HOLME-ON-THE-WOLDS (St. Peter), a parish,
in the union of Beverley, Bainton-Beacon division of
the wapentake of Harthill, E. riding of York, 6¼
miles (N. W.) from Beverley; containing 149 inhabitants. The parish comprises 1470 acres, of which 1440
are arable, and 30 pasture; the chief proprietors are
Lord Hotham and the Duke of Devonshire. The village
is contiguous to the road from Beverley to Malton.
The living is a perpetual curacy, valued in the king's
books at £8. 19. 7.; net income, £58; patron and impropriator, the Duke of Devonshire: the tithes were
commuted for land and money payments in 1795. The
church is a small ancient edifice, with a low tower.
Holme-Pierrepoint (St. Edmund)
HOLME-PIERREPOINT (St. Edmund), a parish,
in the union of Bingham, S. division of the wapentake of Bingham, and of the county of Nottingham, 3 miles (E. by S.) from Nottingham; containing with the hamlet of Adbolton, formerly a distinct
parish, and part of the hamlet of Bassingfield, 222 inhabitants. This parish, which is bounded on the north by
the river Trent, comprises about 3000 acres. The soil
is generally a rich alluvial loam, in some parts mixed
with sand and resting on gravel; the surface is flat, and
the Grantham canal passes through the southern portion of the parish. The living is a rectory, with the
vicarage of Adbolton united in 1707, valued in the king's
books at £15. 7. 6., and in the gift of Earl Manvers.
The incumbent's tithes in Holme-Pierrepoint, Gamstone,
Adbolton, and Bassingfield have been commuted for
£748. 16. 3., and the glebe contains 36 acres; a rentcharge of £124 is also paid to the rector of West Bridgeford who has a glebe of 2½ acres. The church, erected
in the time of Henry VII., is a fine structure, having
numerous large windows with a tower surmounted by a
lofty spire; it contains the family vault of the dukes of
Kingston, several mural monuments, and some brasses.
Holme, South
HOLME, SOUTH, a township, in the parish of
Hovingham, union of Malton, wapentake of Ryedale,
N. riding of York, 7¼ miles (N. W. by W.) from Malton;
containing 62 inhabitants. It is on the south side of
the river Rye, and comprises about 500 acres. The
impropriate tithes have been commuted for £65. 8.
Holme-Upon-Spalding-Moor (All Saints)
HOLME-UPON-SPALDING-MOOR (All Saints),
a parish, in the union of Howden, Holme-Beacon division of the wapentake of Harthill, E. riding of
York, 4½ miles (S. W. by W.) from Market-Weighton;
containing 1509 inhabitants. This parish, which is
skirted on the west and south by the river Foulness,
comprises about 12,000 acres, whereof 1000 are woodland and plantations, 1000 rabbit warren, and the remainder arable and pasture. The surface, with the
exception of an isolated eminence, on which are the
remains of the ancient beacon from which this division
of the wapentake has its name, is generally flat; the
soil is chiefly of a light and sandy quality, and a considerable portion of the lands is still uninclosed. Holme
Hall, the seat of the Hon. Philip Stourton, is a spacious
and handsome mansion of brick, situated in a demesne
embellished with plantations. The village is on the
road from Market-Weighton to Howden and Selby;
and the Market-Weighton canal, which passes through
the parish at a place called River Head, where it receives
the water of the river Foulness, affords a facility of
conveyance for lime, coal, bricks, and tiles, from the
Humber, for the supply of the district. The living is a
vicarage, valued in the king's books at £10; net income, £97, with a good house; patrons and impropriators, the Master and Fellows of St. John's College,
Cambridge. The rectorial tithes were commuted at the
inclosure, in 1775, for upwards of 1200 acres of land;
and there are 53 acres of vicarial glebe. The church,
situated on the Beacon Hill, and commanding a fine
prospect, is partly in the later English style, of which
the tower is a handsome specimen, with a nave and
chancel of earlier date; it was repaired and repewed in
1842, at an expense of £300: over the window of the
tower is a statue, which apparently belonged to the
original building. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans; and attached to the Hall is a Roman Catholic
chapel. Property now producing an income of £80 per
annum was bequeathed to the poor by Sir Marmaduke
Constable in 1485, and by Peter Carlill in 1666. Near
the Hill is a bed of gypsum, containing specimens of
snake-stones; and in the rabbit warren of Follingham
farm is a spring said to possess medicinal properties.
The shock of an earthquake was felt here on the 18th of
January, 1822; and also in 1843, soon after the great
earthquake in the West Indies.
Holmer (St. Bartholomew)
HOLMER (St. Bartholomew), a parish in the
hundred of Grimsworth, union and county of Hereford, 2 miles (N.) from Hereford; containing 513
inhabitants, of whom 162 are in the township of Holmer
with Shelwick. Holmer and Shelwick comprises 2384
acres, of which 86 are common or waste land; the
parish extends to the liberties of Hereford, and is intersected by the river Lug and the road from Hereford
to Leominster. The living is a discharged vicarage,
with the perpetual curacy of Huntington annexed,
valued in the king's books at £6. 10. 8.; patrons and
appropriators, the Dean and Chapter of Hereford. The
appropriate tithes have been commuted for £256, and
the vicarial for £220; a rent charge of £20 is paid to
an impropriator, and some still smaller rent-charges
to various others.
Holmescales.—See Hutton, Old.
HOLMESCALES.—See Hutton, Old.
Holmesfield
HOLMESFIELD, a chapelry, in the parish of
Dronfield, union of Chesterfield, hundred of
Scarsdale, N. division of the county of Derby, 2
miles (W.) from Dronfield; containing 515 inhabitants.
It comprises 4352a. 22p. of which 178 acres are wood,
and nearly 2000 uncultivated land. The living is a
perpetual curacy; net income, £97; patrons and impropriators, certain Trustees: the glebe comprises 56
acres. The chapel, rebuilt in 1826, at a cost of £550,
contains 300 sittings, of which 60 are free. There is a
place of worship for Wesleyans; and a school is endowed
with £18 per annum.
Holmfirth
HOLMFIRTH, a large manufacturing village and a
chapelry, partly in the parish of Almondbury, but
chiefly in that of Kirk-Burton, union of Huddersfield, Upper division of the wapentake of Agbrigg,
W. riding of York, 6 miles (S.) from Huddersfield, and
181 (N.) from London. This place derives its name
from the river Holm, over which are two stone bridges,
and lies in a vale sheltered by lofty hills, and distinguished by features of romantic beauty. It has risen
into importance within the last 50 years, and is indebted
for its prosperity to the advantage of its situation in the
vicinity of Huddersfield, and to numerous springs of
peculiarly soft water rising in the surrounding hills,
which led to the formation of large establishments for
the manufacture of woollen-cloths. The village, which
is very irregularly built, is lighted with gas, under an
act passed in 1839. Here are from 30 to 40 mills and
factories, affording employment to more than 5000 persons; the machinery is impelled by powerful streams
descending from the hills, and the cloths are equally
unrivalled for their durability and the beauty and permanence of their colour. Three reservoirs for water
were lately made, at a cost of £30,000, under an act of
parliament, for the supply of the mills. Facility of intercourse is afforded by good roads leading to Wakefield
and Barnsley on the east, to Manchester on the west, to
Huddersfield on the north, and to Sheffield and Buxton
on the south. Fairs are held on the Saturday after
March 27th, the Saturday before Old May-day, and the
Saturday after October 28th; and the village is a polling place for the West riding. The powers of the county
debt-court of Holmfirth, established in 1847, extend
over part of the parishes of Almondbury and Kirk-Burton. The chapelry includes four townships: the living
is a perpetual curacy; patron, the Vicar of Kirk-Burton;
net income, £150. The church, a handsome and spacious edifice with a tower, was enlarged in 1837, at a
cost of £450. There are places of worship for Independents and Wesleyans.
Holmpton
HOLMPTON, a parish, in the union of Patrington,
S. division of the wapentake of Holderness, E. riding
of York, 3½ miles (E. by N.) from Patrington; containing 197 inhabitants. The parish comprises 505a. 3r., of
which 52½ acres are pasture. The village is situated
near the sea, and is a healthy spot. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £4. 13. 4.,
and in the patronage of the Crown, with a net income
of £152; the tithes were commuted for land and
money payments under an act of inclosure, of the 39th
and 40th of George III. The church is a small ancient
edifice, supposed to have been originally of larger dimensions. Attached to the parsonage is a handsome garden.
There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.
Holmside
HOLMSIDE, a township, in the parish and union
of Lanchester, W. division of Chester ward, N.
division of the county of Durham, 7¼ miles (N. W.)
from Durham; containing 610 inhabitants. This place,
which lies near the south-eastern verge of the parish, was
anciently the seat of the Tempest and Whittingham
families. The Hall appears to have been built with a
view to defence, although not a castle: part of the old
court-yard is remaining; the chapel forms the north
side, and its west window is still perfect, with a mutilated figure above. The original lights of the building
are narrow, strongly guarded with mullions and iron
bars; the gables have been taken down, and the house
enlarged towards the south. It now presents a mass
of building of very different dates and forms. On rising
ground to the north is New Holmside Hall. The tithes
have been commuted for £147.
Holne
HOLNE, a parish, in the union of Totnes, hundred
of Stanborough, Stanborough and Coleridge, and S.
divisions of Devon, 4 miles (W.) from Ashburton;
containing 394 inhabitants. It comprises 4197 acres,
of which 2000 are common or waste land: the river
Dart here rapidly pursues its course along a romantic rocky dell, beautifully fringed with wood. The living
is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at £8. 5. 5.,
and in the gift of the Rev. Samuel Lane; the impropriation belongs to Mrs. Lane. The great tithes have
been commuted for £150, and the vicarial for £190;
the glebe comprises 26 acres. The church, which was
connected with the abbey of Buckfastleigh, contains a
rood-loft and screen.
Holnest (St. Mary)
HOLNEST (St. Mary), a parish, in the union and
hundred of Sherborne, Sherborne division of Dorset, 4¾ miles (S. by E.) from Sherborne; containing
139 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the
road from Bath to Weymouth, comprises about 2000
acres. Most of the females are employed in glovemaking at their own dwellings. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Long Burton:
the great tithes of Holnest have been commuted for
£140, and the small for £108; the incumbent has also
a glebe of 11 acres. The church is a handsome structure
in the later English style of architecture, with a square
embattled tower.
Holnicote
HOLNICOTE, a hamlet, in the parish of Selworthy, union of Williton, hundred of Carhampton,
W. division of Somerset; containing 34 inhabitants.
Holsworthy (St. Peter and St. Paul)
HOLSWORTHY (St. Peter and St. Paul), a
market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the
hundred of Black Torrington, Holsworthy and N.
divisions of Devon, 42 miles (W. by N.) from Exeter,
and 214 (W. by S.) from London; containing 1857 inhabitants. The parish comprises 9500 acres, whereof
3000 are common or waste land; and is nearly surrounded by the river Derril, or Dearle, famed for the
number and quality of its trout. The town, which is
neatly built, and approached on the south by a bridge
erected in 1832, at an expense of £350, defrayed by the
parishioners, is at present of little importance, except
for its markets and fairs, chiefly for agricultural produce. Many of the inhabitants were formerly employed
in spinning yarn for the manufacture of blankets and
serges, which was performed by hand; but since the
introduction of machinery, the manufacture has been
discontinued. A branch of the Bude and Launceston
canal passes about a mile to the north. The marketdays are Wednesday and Saturday. "St. Peter's fair,"
mentioned in a record of the reign of Edward I., is a
large mart for cattle and various commodities, commencing on St. Peter's day (July 10th), unless that day
falls later in the week than Thursday, in which case the
fair begins on the Tuesday following; the other fairs
are on April 27th and Oct. 2nd. There are also great
markets for cattle on the first Wednesday after Candlemas-day, and the first Wednesday after the 1st of
November; and a sheep-market on every alternate
Wednesday following, till Christmas. A court leet and
baron are held annually, at which a portreeve and other
officers are elected; and the town is a polling-place for
the northern division of the county. The powers of the
county debt-court of Holsworthy, established in 1847,
extend over the registration-districts of Holsworthy and
Stratton. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's
books at £32. 0. 5.; net income, £478; patron, the
Rev. Dr. Worthington: attached are 70 acres of glebe.
The church is an ancient building, with a Norman doorway and some other portions in the same style; the
tower, which is of great antiquity, forms a very conspicuous object, and has lately been supplied with eight
new bells. Here are places of worship for Independents
and Wesleyans; a national school, supported by subscription; and a diocesan commercial school, recently
established. A farm in this parish, and two-thirds of
another in that of Black Torrington, producing from
£70 to 80 per annum, were bequeathed to the poor by
an unknown benefactor. The union of Holsworthy
comprises 23 parishes or places, 21 of which are in the
county of Devon, and 2 in Cornwall; and contains a
population of 12,333. There are some remains of a manorial-house that belonged to the Prideaux family.
Holt
HOLT, a tything, in the parish of Kintbury, union
of Hungerford, hundred of Kintbury-Eagle, county
of Berks; containing 391 inhabitants.
Holt
HOLT, a tything, in the parish of WimborneMinster, union of Wimborne and Cranborne, hundred of Badbury, Wimborne division of Dorset,
3 miles (N. E. by N.) from Wimborne-Minster; containing 1313 inhabitants. Here were anciently a forest,
chase, and park. Holt chapel, dedicated to St. James,
has been rebuilt, and 260 free sittings provided.
Holt
HOLT, a chapelry, in the parish of Medbourne,
union of Uppingham, hundred of Gartree, S. division
of the county of Leicester, 4 miles (W. N. W.) from
Rockingham; containing, with the hamlet of Bradley,
40 inhabitants. This chapelry, sometimes called Holt
with Bradley, comprises 1097 acres of land, which was
mostly in open fields until the inclosure in 1844.
Bradley Priory, which stood on the west side of the
township, and had an estate here of about 500 acres,
was founded by Robert Buoneby, about 1200, for Augustine canons: the site is now occupied by modern
dwelling-houses. Holt Hall is a large and handsome
mansion, beautifully seated on an eminence commanding
extensive views, and is surrounded by pleasure-grounds.
The chapel is dedicated to St. Giles, and has a nave,
chancel, north and south transepts, and a tower
crowned by a lofty spire. There is also a Roman Catholic place of worship. A spring, impregnated with iron
and aluminous and calcareous salts, was discovered in
1728, and is called the Nevill-Holt water.
Holt (St. Andrew)
HOLT (St. Andrew), a market-town and parish,
in the union of Erpingham, hundred of Holt, W. division of Norfolk, 23 miles (N. N. W.) from Norwich,
and 123 (N. N. E.) from London; containing 1604 inhabitants. This place, from the quantity of timber
which grew upon its site or by which it was surrounded,
was by the Saxons called Holt, signifying a wood: in
the reign of Edward the Confessor it was held in royal
demesne, and after the Conquest the lordship belonged
to the family of De Vaux, or De Vallibus. The town
is pleasantly situated on rising ground, in the midst of a
fertile district remarkable for the purity of its air, and
commands a delightful prospect of the adjacent country,
which is justly styled "The Garden of Norfolk." The
parish comprises 2849a. 2r. 15p., of which 1774a. 2r. 34p.
are arable land, 486a. 1r. 12p. pasture, and 552a. 3r.
38p. woodland. Great improvement has been effected
since 1708, in which year a very destructive fire consumed a considerable number of houses, the marketstalls, &c. The houses are neatly built of brick and
stone, and the streets macadamized, paved, and lighted
with gas; the inhabitants are supplied with water from
a spring on Spout Common, and from several wells in
the neighbourhood. Here are a circulating library and
a book club, supported by subscription; and assemblies
are occasionally held in the county-hall. In 1810, the
commons and heaths that surrounded the town were inclosed for cultivation; and on the east side, towards
Cromer, are now handsome and thriving plantations of
forest-trees, interspersed with neat dwelling-houses. The
market for corn is on Saturday, and is well attended:
fairs, chiefly for live stock, are held on April 25th and
Nov. 25th, and the following days; and a statute for
hiring servants, at Michaelmas. The powers of the
county debt-court of Holt, established in 1847, extend
over the great part of the registration-district of Erpingham. Petty-sessions are held every alternate Saturday
in the county-hall, a commodious building in which all
public business is transacted; and constables and other
officers are chosen at the court leet of the lord of the
manor, on Dec. 21st.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£11. 17. 3½., and in the gift of St. John's College, Cambridge: the tithes have been commuted for £585, including the tithes on the glebe, which contains upwards
of 57 acres. About 6 acres of the glebe are let out to
the poor, in portions of one rood each, by the incumbent,
the Rev. H. Jackson, B. D., who has a handsome parsonage-house, with tastefully laid-out grounds. The
church is in the decorated and later English styles, and
had formerly upon its tower a lofty spire, which was a
useful landmark; the interior contains several monuments, among which is one to the memory of John
Holmes, master of the grammar school for more than
30 years, and author of a Greek grammar, &c. There
are places of worship for the Society of Friends, Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists, and Baptists. The
grammar school was founded in 1554, under letterspatent of Philip and Mary, by Sir John Gresham, Knt.,
citizen and alderman of London, who endowed it in
1556 with property now producing £428 per annum,
and vested the management in the Fishmongers' Company. There is an exhibition of £20 per annum for
a scholar to either of the Universities; and Smith's
fellowship and scholarship, with an exhibition of £12
per annum, for Sydney-Sussex College, Cambridge, belong to the school. At the inclosure in 1810, 120 acres
were allotted for the supply of fuel to those householders whose rent is under £10 per annum. Sir
Thomas Gresham, celebrated as a merchant and financier, and who, besides other great and charitable endowments, founded Gresham College and the Royal
Exchange, was born here in 1507. Thomas Girdlestone,
an eminent physician, and author of several medical
works; and William Withers, who wrote several works
on the planting and rearing of forest-trees, were also
natives. Thomas Cooper, master of the grammar
school, was hanged in front of the school-house for his
adberence to Charles I.
Holt
HOLT, a chapelry, in the parish, union, and hundred
of Bradford, Westbury and N. divisions, and Trowbridge and Bradford sub-divisions, of Wilts, 2¼ miles
(E. N. E.) from Bradford; containing 1044 inhabitants.
The chapel is dedicated to St. Catherine, and has been
enlarged by 200 free sittings: the living is a perpetual
curacy, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Bristol,
with an income of £195. There are a place of worship
for Independents, and a national school. A mineral
spring was discovered upwards of a century ago, and is
still resorted to for its sanative properties. Mr. David
Arnot, long proprietor of the spa, was author of the
Commercial Tables bearing his name.
Holt (St. Martin)
HOLT (St. Martin), a parish, in the union of Martley, Lower division of the hundred of Oswaldslow,
Worcester and W. divisions of the county of Worcester, 6 miles (N. N. W.) from Worcester; containing,
with the chapelry of Little Witley, 557 inhabitants.
This place is of considerable antiquity. A castle was
built here by Urso d'Abitot in the reign of William the
Conqueror, which was rebuilt by Beauchamp, Earl of
Warwick, and for some time continued to be the residence of the family; in the time of Elizabeth, it was
bought by Sir Thomas Bromley, lord chancellor of
England, by whom it was sold to the Foley family. The
estate is now, by purchase, the property of Lord Ward,
and the castle is occupied by a farmer. The parish is
bounded on the north-east by the river Severn, over
which is a bridge of five arches, 266 feet in length: the
central arch is of iron, and has a span of 150 feet at an
elevation of 35 feet above the low-water mark; the other
arches are of stone. The extent of the parish is 2907a.
3r. 21p., of which 1912a. 3r. 21p. are in Holt; of the
whole, two-thirds are arable, and the remainder pasture. Stone of good quality for building is quarried to
a considerable extent. The roads from Worcester to
Stourport and from Ludlow to Droitwich cross each
other at the village; and the Severn also affords facility
of conveyance. The living is a rectory, with the
chapelry annexed, valued in the king's books at
£15. 17. 8½., and in the patronage of Lord Ward: the
tithes have been commuted for £570, and the glebe
comprises 46 acres, with a house. The church is an
ancient structure, of the early Norman style in the nave,
with a tower and chancel of far more recent date; the
font has some grotesque ornaments.