Holdworth
Holdworthis a small rural hamlet situated within the boundary of the City ofSheffield,England. It is located 4.7 miles (7.5 km) northwest of the city centre at an altitude of 280 metres above sea level, giving it extensive views south over the upperLoxley valley.The hamlet falls within the Stannington ward of the City. It is an ancient farming settlement which was mentioned in theDomesday Bookof 1086.
History
[edit]Prior to theNorman conquest of England,Holdworth was a smallAngo-Saxonfarming community. Settlements which end in "worth" signify a farmstead that is thought to haveMercianorigins with "Hold" being anOld Englishpersonal name. It was located in theStrafforthwapentakeand was owned by theSaxonLord Healfdene or Aldene, who also held land in the nearby settlements ofWadsley,WorrallandUghill.After the Conquest, ownership of Holdworth passed toRoger de Busli(Roger of Bully) who had been given extensive lands byWilliam the ConqueroracrossNottinghamshireandYorkshirefor his part in the Conquest. TheDomesday Bookstates that in 1086 Holdworth consisted of oneploughlandwith some woodland with a taxable value of two geld units.[1][2]
Between 1270 and 1314, the name of Thomas de Haldeworth was recorded in the area on three occasions. In 1393 John Smallbeehind acquired eleven and a half acres of land in Holdworth, he built this up to a farm holding which was to remain in the family name until the middle of the sixteenth century. The Moorwood family rose from humble beginnings in the 13th century to become one ofHallamshire’s aristocracy 400 years later, it is recorded that they held land at Holdworth in 1411 through John de Moorwood. Another eminent Hallamshire family with connections to Holdworth were the Steads, Thomas Stead, the builder ofHillsborough House,held an estate of over 2,000 acres on his death in 1793, including land at Holdworth.[3]
Present day
[edit]The oldest building in present-day Holdworth is Far House Farm, the farmhouse and attached cow house dates from the late 17th century and is a Grade IIlisted building.[4]Other buildings in the hamlet include Green End Farm, Heather Bank, Trickett Edge Farm, White House Bungalow and Holdworth Hall.
Low Holdworth
[edit]Low Holdworth is situated just under a kilometre to the south of the main farming hamlet. It stands at a lower altitude on the B6077 road (Loxley Road) and includes the Grade II listed Holdworth Cottage which dates from 1752.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"Historic Hallamshire",David Hey,Landmark Collectors Library,ISBN1 84306 049 3,pages 57, 60, 72, 76 & 77, Gives historical details.
- ^Open DomesdayGives details of Holdworth in Domesday Book.
- ^"Medieval South Yorkshire",David Hey, Landmark Collectors Library,ISBN1 84306 080 9,page 31, Gives historical details.
- ^British Listed BuildingsGives details of Far House Farm.
- ^British Listed BuildingsGives details of Holdworth Cottage.
External links
[edit]- Holdworthin theDomesday Book
