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| Holme-on-Spalding-Moor | |
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 Holme Hall | |
  Holme-on-Spalding-Moor Location within theEast Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Population | 3,172 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE805385 |
| • London | 160 mi (260 km) S |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO43 |
| Dialling code | 01430 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
| 53°50′12″N0°46′42″W / 53.83653°N 0.77820°W /53.83653; -0.77820 | |
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor (also known asHolme-upon-Spalding-Moor) is a large village andcivil parish in theEast Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-east ofHowden and 5 miles (8 km) south-west ofMarket Weighton. It lies on theA163 road where it joins theA614 road.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor and thehamlets ofBursea,Hasholme,Tollingham andWelhambridge. According to the2011 UK Census, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor parish had a population of 3,172,[1] an increase on the2001 UK Census figure of 2,948.[2]
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor village is named for its location on theSpalding Moor.[3] In very early censuses of England (before the 16th century) the village was sometimes listed as Holme, Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, though there is little evidence of any other towns scattered across the moor at that or any time. The word Holme isDanish origin and meansisland.[4][5]
Spalding Moor was amarsh, dominated by a singlehill which consists ofKeupermarl;[6] on the hill a small church was built in the 13th century which served as a landmark across the moor. The village was built on the holme west of the church, hence the name.[7]
Through the 17th and 18th centuries, the main occupation for people in the village was growing and dressinghemp. This gave rise to it sometimes been referred to as "Hemp-Holme".[8]
In July 1984, a lateIron Age logboat (750–390 BC), now known as theHasholme Logboat, was discovered at Hasholme in the south-east of the parish.[9] The area was also noted for being a centre ofRoman pottery. Numerous excavations have taken place since 1853, when several urns that had been found in the village were donated to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society.[10]
In 1823, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor was in theWapentake ofHarthill.Baines'History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York records the alternative village name of "Hemp Holme", taken from the parish' former cultivation of hemp. A bed ofgypsum was recorded in whichammonites were found. The church stands in an elevated position, on which is also sited abeacon, which gave its name of Holme Beacon to this contemporary part of Harthill Wapentake. The parish church andrectory was in the patronage ofSt John's College, Cambridge. There were two chapels, one Roman Catholic, the other,Methodist. Local landowners allotted land (cow-gates), for the personal use of their labourers. Population at the time was 1318. Occupations included twenty-three farmers andyeomen, threeblacksmiths, twowheelwrights, three shoemakers, four shopkeepers, two coal dealers, two corn millers, a tailor, a butcher, a joiner, a bricklayer, and an ornamental plasterer. There were thelandlords of The New Inn, The Hare and Hounds, The Sun, and The Blacksmiths' public houses. A carrier operated between the village and Market Weighton on Wednesdays, and Howden on Saturdays. Within the parish lived a banker, a steward toLady Stourton [Mary Langdale],Charles Langdale at the Hall, agentleman and a gentlewoman, a surgeon, and the parish rector. Baines records a traditional belief that a cell for two monks was founded atWelham Bridge on the edge of Spalding Moor byvavasours orconstables. One monk was charged with guiding people over wasteland, the other praying for the safety of travellers.[11]
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor was served byHolme Moor railway station on theSelby to Driffield Line between 1848 and 1954.[12]
Holme Hall is a country house which was the seat of theLangdale barony. The hall was designated a Grade II*listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in theNational Heritage List for England, maintained byHistoric England.[13]It is now a Sue Ryder Care Home. The chapel is in use as the village's Roman Catholic church[14]
The moor was the site of aRoyal Air Force station,RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, which was active during the Second World War and for several years thereafter as a bomber facility, being officially closed in 1954 and transferred to theU.S. Air Force. The USAF moved out in 1957, and the field was sold to a private firm.[15]
It continued in private hands until 1984, when its last tenant,British Aerospace, moved out. It was in a rather dilapidated condition by that time, and upon its closing several of the more notable buildings were destroyed and the runways removed. The hangars and several other buildings remain and are used by a variety of industrial and agricultural tenants, though all are in various states of disrepair.[16]
There are several churches, the largest being All Saints' Church which was mostly built in the 13th century, although a church is mentioned in theDomesday Book.[17] The church was designated a Grade Ilisted building in 1966 and is now recorded in theNational Heritage List for England, maintained byHistoric England.[18] There is also a Roman Catholic church, a Methodist church (formerly Primitive Methodist) and a Christian Fellowship church[19] in the village. The Zion (ex-Wesleyan) Methodist Church closed in 1987[20] and is now a private house.
The village is served by bus services run byEast Yorkshire Motor Services[21] andYork Pullman.[22] The nearest railway stations are to the south of the village:Howden at 7.5 miles (12 km), andEastrington at 5.5 miles (9 km).
The village'sfootball team Holme Rovers was founded in 1922 by local residents. They play in theEast Riding County League Premier division. The club won the top level of theYork Football League during the 1962–63 season and the East Riding Senior Cup in 2007.[citation needed]
Henry VIII's Progress to the North in 1541 passes through Holme inC. J. Sansom's thirdShardlake novelSovereign.
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