South Holme

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South Holme
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South Holme
Location within North Yorkshire
Area3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Population31 (2001 census)
•  Density 8/km2 (21/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • South Holme
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°11′17″N0°55′54″W / 54.188160°N 0.93169898°W / 54.188160; -0.93169898

South Holme is a settlement and civil parish about 17 miles from York, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 31. [1] The parish touches Barton-le-Street, Fryton, Hovingham, Nunnington and Slingsby. [2] South Holme shares a parish council with Slingsby and Fryton. [3]

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From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Landmarks

South Holme has three listed buildings [4] and three working farms. [5]

History

The name "Holme" is Old Norse and means 'Island', South Holme may have been the first place in the area to be properly cultivated, [6] the "South" part to distinguish from North Holme. [7] South Holme was recorded in the Domesday Book as Holm/Holme. [8] South Holme was a township in the parish of Hovingham, [9] it became a separate parish in 1866. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics
  2. ↑ "South Holme". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Home". Parish Council and community. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Listed Buildings in South Holme, Ryedale, North Yorkshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Slingsby, South Holme and Fryton Village Design Statement" (PDF). Ryedale District Council . Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "History of the parish". Parish Council and community. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "South Holme Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Place name: South Holme". The National Archives . Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "History of South Holme, in Ryedale and North Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Relationships and changes South Holme Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 November 2020.


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