Holbeck, Nottinghamshire

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Holbeck
Holbeck, Nottinghamshire (Nottinghamshire)
Holbeck, Nottinghamshire

Holbeck shown within Nottinghamshire
Population 449
OS grid reference SK544732
District Bassetlaw
Shire county Nottinghamshire
Region East Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WORKSOP
Postcode district S80
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
List of places: UKEnglandNottinghamshire

Coordinates: 53°15′N 1°11′W / 53.25, -1.18

Holbeck is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 6 miles south-west of Worksop. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 449 [1]. It is an estate village built for the Dukes of Portland at Welbeck Abbey. The parish church of St Winifred was built between 1913-1916, for the benfit of the Dukes of Portland, as a family burial place, and contains the tombstone of Lady Ottoline Morrel[2].

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Area: Holbeck CP (Parish)"
  2. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 145. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.