Holbeck, Nottinghamshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Chapel of St Winifred, Holbeck - geograph.org.uk - 1168784.jpg
Static Image Width:250px
Static Image Caption:Chapel of St. Winifred
Coordinates:53.25°N -1.18°W
Official Name:Holbeck
Population:195
Population Ref:(2011)
Civil Parish:Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck
Shire District:Bassetlaw
Shire County:Nottinghamshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Bassetlaw
Post Town:WORKSOP
Postcode District:S80
Postcode Area:S
Os Grid Reference:SK544732

Holbeck is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck, in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 6 miles south-west of Worksop. According to the 2001 census it the parish a population of 449,[1] reducing to 195 (including Holbeck Woodhouse and Welbeck) at the 2011 Census.[2] It is an estate village built for the Dukes of Portland at Welbeck Abbey.

History

Holbeck was formerly a township in the parish of Norton-Cuckney,[3] from 1866 Holbeck was a civil parish in its own right,[4] on 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished and merged with Norton and Cuckney and Welbeck to form "Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck".[5]

St Winifred's Church

See main article: St Winifred's Church, Holbeck. The parish church of St Winifred was built between 1913 and 1916, for the benefit of the Dukes of Portland, and as a burial place for the dukes and their families. It also contains the tombstone of Lady Ottoline Morrel.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798338&c=S80+3NG&d=16&e=15&g=477897&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1207467671682&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 "Area: Holbeck CP (Parish)"
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 10 April 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. Web site: History of Holbeck, in Bassetlaw and Nottinghamshire. A Vision of Britain through Time. 6 July 2023.
  4. Web site: Relationships and changes Holbeck Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 6 July 2023.
  5. Web site: The Bassetlaw (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2022. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 6 July 2023.
  6. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 145. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.