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"HOLDGATE, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Munslow, county Salop, 1 mile from Much Wenlock, its post town, and 9 N.E. of Ludlow. It is a small parish situated near the river Corve, and contains the townships of Bouldon and Brookhampton. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil consists of clay and sandstone, the subsoil partly quarry-stone. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford, value £276, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, has a tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about £1 per annum. The Rev. Henry Thursby is lord of the manor."[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2015]
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- A transcript of the Holdgate parish entries from Samuel Lewis's 1831 Topographical Dictionary of England,
- A transcript of the Holdgate parish entries from Gregory's 1824 Gazetteer of Shropshire,
Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2015
- " BOULDON, a township in the parish of Holdgate, and hundred of Munslow, in the county of Salop, 7 miles to the N. of Ludlow."
- " BROOKHAMPTON, a township in the parish of Holdgate, hundred of Munslow, in the county of Salop, 7 miles to the S.W. of Much Wenlock."
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