Holme on the Wolds
Coordinates: 53°54′18″N 0°31′45″W / 53.905015°N 0.529304°W
Holme on the Wolds is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) north-east of the market town of Market Weighton and 5.5 miles (9 km) north-west of the market town of Beverley. It lies to west of the B1248 road.
Holme on the Wolds forms part of the civil parish of Dalton Holme. The village forms part of and is run by the Dalton Estate, which is owned by the Hotham family.
Holme on the Wolds was listed as "Hougon" in the Domesday Book. The name is believed to derive from the Old Norse word haugr meaning hills or mound.[1]
In 1823 Holme on the Wolds was a village and civil parish in the Wapentake of Harthill. Population at the time was 138, with occupations including five farmers, a boot & shoe maker, a blacksmith, and a shopkeeper.[2]
References
- ↑ "Electronic Edition of Domesday Book - place-name forms" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ↑ Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 219
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 7.
External links
Media related to Holme on the Wolds at Wikimedia Commons- Holme on the Wolds in the Domesday Book