In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Holdgate like this:
HOLDGATE, a township and a parish in Ludlow district, Salop. The township lies on the river Corve, 7 miles ESE of Church-Stretton r. station, and 11 NNE of Ludlow. Pop., 46. Houses, 10. The parish contains also the townships of Bowldon and Brookhampton; and its post town is Stanton-Long, under Wellington, Salop. ...
Acres, 1,896. Real property, £1, 736. Pop., 196. Houses, 39. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Rev. Henry Thursby. An ancient castle of the Dukes of Norfolk formerly stood here. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £276. Patron, the Bishop of Hereford. The church has a tower, and is good.
Holdgate through time
Holdgate is now part of South Shropshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Shropshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Holdgate itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Holdgate in South Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10378
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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