Holdgate (or Stanton Holdgate or Castle Holdgate) is a small village in
Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...
, England. It forms part of the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of
Abdon and Heath. Its name is taken from its Norman lord Helgot who owned the village in 1086 along with 17 other parishes in Shropshire.
The village is laid on top of a small hill which rises to
above sea level. Its
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
is
Holy Trinity. There are remnants of the medieval
Holdgate Castle. Holdgate was once (in medieval times) a more populous place than today.
Holdgate was a civil parish until 1967.
Bouldon
Bouldon is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It lies in the civil parish of Diddlebury.
The hamlet comprises approximately 14 houses, a number of agricultural buildings and a public house named the "Tally Ho". It is by road northeast of the mar ...
was, until 1884, a detached part of Holdgate parish.
British History Online
Bouldon
A mile (1.6 km) to the northeast is the village of Stanton Long. Between the two villages, but within the former Holdgate parish (now in the Abdon and Heath parish) is the hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
of Brookhampton.
To the south is Tugford
Tugford is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It lies in the civil parish of Abdon and Heath (formerly Abdon), between Bouldon and Holdgate, on the boundary of the relatively flat Corvedale and the upland Clee Hills.
The church of St Catherine d ...
.
See also
*Holdgate Fee
Ludford is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The parish is situated adjacent to the market town of Ludlow and was, until 1895, partly in Herefordshire.
The village is on the south bank of the River Teme, with Ludlow ...
*Deserted medieval village
In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village (DMV) is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convent ...
*Listed buildings in Abdon, Shropshire
Abdon is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Abdon and Heath, in Shropshire, England, and includes the settlements of Abdon, Tugford, Beambridge, and Holdgate. It contains 22 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Herita ...
References
External links
British History Online
Holdgate
Villages in Shropshire
Former civil parishes in Shropshire
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