Holme, Nottinghamshire
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| Holme | |
  Holme shown within Nottinghamshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Newark and Sherwood |
| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWARK |
| Postcode district | NG23 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire | |
Holme is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located on the east of the River Trent, less than half a mile from the riverside and 4 miles north of Newark-on-Trent. Holme is part of the civil parish of Langford The parish church of St Giles is an Early Tudor rebuild of a 13th century church. The Lancashire wool merchant John Barton was responsible for the rebuilding. He died in 1491, and is buried in the chancel with his wife. In a window of his house at Holme is inscribed the verse;
I thanke God, and ever shall,
It is the sheep have paid for all. [1].
[edit] References
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 145. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
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