Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
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Holme-on-Spalding-Moor is a small village
and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
. It is situated approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) north east of Howden
and 5 miles (8 km) south west of Market Weighton
. It lies on the A163 road where it joins the A164 road.
In terms of major cities, the village is closest to York
which is just under 20 miles (32.2 km) away, while Hull
is 23 miles (37 km) away. The civil parish is formed by the village of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor and the hamlet
s of Bursea
, Hasholme
, Tollingham
and Welhambridge
. According to the 2001 UK census
, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor parish had a population of 2,948.
of origin and means island.
Spalding Moor was a marsh
, dominated by a single hill
which consists of Keuper
marl
; on the hill a small church was built in the 13th century. The village was built on the holme around the church, hence the name. Spalding Moor now is lightly cultivated and has been largely tamed.
Through the 17th and 18th centuries, the main occupation for people in the village was growing and dressing hemp
. This gave rise to it sometimes been referred to as "Hemp-Holme".
A late Iron Age logboat (750-390 bc), now known as the Hasholme Logboat
, was discovered at Hasholme in the south-east of the parish.
station, RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor
, which was active during World War II
and for several years thereafter as a bomber facility, being officially closed in 1954 and transferred to the U.S. Air Force
. The USAF moved out in 1957, and the field was sold to a private firm.
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.
, a bakery and butchers, two takeaway restaurants, a pharmacy and Doctors Surgery - Holme Bubwith Medical Group, four pubs and a mobile library
with internet access.
The village's football
team Holme Rovers were founded in 1922 by locals and continues to exist today. They are current in the East Riding County League
Premier division, past honours include winning the top level of the York Football League
during the 1962-63 season and the East Riding Senior Cup in 2007.
Since 1989 Holme CP school is twinned with a primary school in Lemgo
, Germany
. Once a year about 20 to 30 students visit Grundschule Hörstmar for one week.
There are several churches, the largest being All Saint's church (pictured) which was mostly built in the 13th century boasts a tower which dominates the largely flat landscape. There is also a Roman Catholic Church and a Zion Chapel in the village.
The village is served by bus services run by East Yorkshire Motor Services
and York Pullman
. The nearest railway stations are Howden
and Eastrington
, both situated a few miles away from the village.
Nearby Howden, Goole
and Market Weighton
offer further amenities including supermarkets and a small selection of chain-shops. The nearest cities are York
, Kingston upon Hull
and Leeds
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) north east of Howden
Howden
Howden is a small market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies north of the M62, on the A614 road about north of Goole and south-west of York. William the Conqueror gave the town to the Bishops of Durham in 1080...
and 5 miles (8 km) south west of Market Weighton
Market Weighton
Market Weighton is a small town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of the main market towns in the East Yorkshire Wolds and lies midway between Hull and York, about from either one...
. It lies on the A163 road where it joins the A164 road.
In terms of major cities, the village is closest to York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
which is just under 20 miles (32.2 km) away, while Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
is 23 miles (37 km) away. The civil parish is formed by the village of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor and the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
s of Bursea
Bursea
Bursea is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south of the village of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor and north east of the market town of Howden. It lies to the north of the River Foulness....
, Hasholme
Hasholme
Hasholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south of the village of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor and north east of the market town of Howden. It lies to the north of the River Foulness....
, Tollingham
Tollingham
Tollingham is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south east of the village of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor and north east of the market town of Howden. It lies to the west of the Market Weighton Canal....
and Welhambridge
Welhambridge
Welhambridge is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of the village of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor and north east of the market town of Howden. It lies around the A614 road bridge over the River Foulness....
. According to the 2001 UK census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor parish had a population of 2,948.
History
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor village is named for its location on the Spalding Moor. 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 is DanishDanish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
of origin and means island.
Spalding Moor was a marsh
Marsh
In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....
, dominated by a single hill
Hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...
which consists of Keuper
Keuper
The Keuper is a lithostratigraphic unit in the subsurface of large parts of west and central Europe. The Keuper consists of dolostone, shales or claystones and evaporites that were deposited during the Middle and Late Triassic epochs...
marl
Marl
Marl or marlstone is a calcium carbonate or lime-rich mud or mudstone which contains variable amounts of clays and aragonite. Marl was originally an old term loosely applied to a variety of materials, most of which occur as loose, earthy deposits consisting chiefly of an intimate mixture of clay...
; on the hill a small church was built in the 13th century. The village was built on the holme around the church, hence the name. Spalding Moor now is lightly cultivated and has been largely tamed.
Through the 17th and 18th centuries, the main occupation for people in the village was growing and dressing hemp
Hemp
Hemp is mostly used as a name for low tetrahydrocannabinol strains of the plant Cannabis sativa, of fiber and/or oilseed varieties. In modern times, hemp has been used for industrial purposes including paper, textiles, biodegradable plastics, construction, health food and fuel with modest...
. This gave rise to it sometimes been referred to as "Hemp-Holme".
A late Iron Age logboat (750-390 bc), now known as the Hasholme Logboat
Hasholme Logboat
Hasholme logboat is a late Iron Age boat discovered at Hasholme, an area of civil parish of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor in the East Riding of the English county of Yorkshire....
, was discovered at Hasholme in the south-east of the parish.
RAF
The moor was the site of a Royal Air ForceRoyal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
station, RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor
RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor
RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, or more simply RAF Holme as it was also known, was an airfield in Yorkshire. Built during the Second World War, it was used during the war by the Royal Air Force as a bomber station, and after the war as a transport base and bomb store before being "mothballed"...
, which was active during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and for several years thereafter as a bomber facility, being officially closed in 1954 and transferred to the U.S. Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
. The USAF moved out in 1957, and the field was sold to a private firm.
It continued in private hands until 1984, when its last tenant, British Aerospace
British Aerospace
British Aerospace plc was a UK aircraft, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer. Its head office was in the Warwick House in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre in Farnborough, Hampshire...
, 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.
Services
There are a few local convenience stores, a high street bank, a post officePost office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, a bakery and butchers, two takeaway restaurants, a pharmacy and Doctors Surgery - Holme Bubwith Medical Group, four pubs and a mobile library
Bookmobile
A bookmobile or mobile library is a large vehicle designed for use as a library. It is designed to hold books on shelves so that when the vehicle is parked the books can be accessed by readers. It usually has enough space for people to sit and read books inside. Mobile libraries are often used to...
with internet access.
The village's football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team Holme Rovers were founded in 1922 by locals and continues to exist today. They are current in the East Riding County League
East Riding County League
The East Riding County League is a football competition based in England. It has a total of six divisions including the East Riding County League Premier Division which sits at level 14 of the English football league system and is a feeder to the Humber Premier League.-Member clubs 2011-12:*Premier...
Premier division, past honours include winning the top level of the York Football League
York Football League
The York Football League is a football competition based in North Yorkshire, England, founded in 1897. Currently it is known under the terms of a sponsorship agreement as the York Minster Engineering Football League.-History:...
during the 1962-63 season and the East Riding Senior Cup in 2007.
Since 1989 Holme CP school is twinned with a primary school in Lemgo
Lemgo
Lemgo is a city in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of c. 42,000.It was founded in the 12th century by Bernhard II at the crossroad of two merchant routes. Lemgo was a member of the Hanseatic League, a medieval trading association of free cities in several...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Once a year about 20 to 30 students visit Grundschule Hörstmar for one week.
There are several churches, the largest being All Saint's church (pictured) which was mostly built in the 13th century boasts a tower which dominates the largely flat landscape. There is also a Roman Catholic Church and a Zion Chapel in the village.
The village is served by bus services run by East Yorkshire Motor Services
East Yorkshire Motor Services
East Yorkshire Motor Services is a large bus and coach operator which operates throughout Kingston upon Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, the North Yorkshire coast and the North York Moors. In and around Scarborough, EYMS operates as Scarborough & District Motor Services...
and York Pullman
York Pullman
York Pullman is a bus operating company based in Rufforth, England. The first company to use the Pullman name was founded in 1926 by Norman Pearce and Hartas Foxton. It operated from three depots in York and used a livery of maroon and cream similar to that used on Pullman trains...
. The nearest railway stations are Howden
Howden railway station
Howden railway station serves the town of Howden in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north of the town in the hamlet of North Howden. The station is managed by Northern Rail, but is also served by First TransPennine Express and First Hull Trains.The station was...
and Eastrington
Eastrington railway station
Eastrington railway station serves the village of Eastrington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The station is 19¼ miles west of Hull on the Hull-York Line...
, both situated a few miles away from the village.
Nearby Howden, Goole
Goole
Goole is a town, civil parish and port located approximately inland on the confluence of the rivers Don and Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England...
and Market Weighton
Market Weighton
Market Weighton is a small town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of the main market towns in the East Yorkshire Wolds and lies midway between Hull and York, about from either one...
offer further amenities including supermarkets and a small selection of chain-shops. The nearest cities are York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
, Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
and Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
.
Notable people
- Marmaduke LangdaleMarmaduke LangdaleSir Marmaduke Langdale was a Royalist commander in the English Civil War.He married Lenox , daughter of Sir John Rodes of Barlborough, Derbyshire, and his third wife Catherine, daughter of Marmaduke Constable of Holderness on 12 September 1626, at St Michael-le-Belfry in York...
— prominent royalistCavalierCavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...
commander of the English Civil WarEnglish Civil WarThe English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
. Langdale had fought alongside Prince Rupert and the Marquess of Newcastle at the Battle of Marston MoorBattle of Marston MoorThe Battle of Marston Moor was fought on 2 July 1644, during the First English Civil War of 1642–1646. The combined forces of the Scottish Covenanters under the Earl of Leven and the English Parliamentarians under Lord Fairfax and the Earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists commanded by Prince...
, prior to the war he was the High Sheriff of YorkshireHigh Sheriff of YorkshireThe High Sheriff of Yorkshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. A list of the sheriffs from the Norman conquest onwards can be found below...
and later a Catholic convert. Awarded the title Baron Langdale of Holme in 1658 where his family was based at Holme HallHolme HallHolme Hall near Bakewell. Derbyshire, is a privately owned 17th century country house. It is a Grade I listed building.The house was built, on the site of a previous manor house, in 1626 for Bernard Wells of Marple Hall. Their daughter Mary married Henry Bradshaw, brother of regicide John Bradshaw...
passed on through generations until 1777. - Alec HorsleyAlec HorsleyAlec Stewart Horsley was a leading Hull Quaker and supporter of the peace movement. He also founded Northern Foods.-Career:...
started Northern Dairies here.