Holbeach

Other current and historical names

Holebech
Holobec
Holeben
Oldbeche

Built-Up Area: Holbeach
Parish/Community: Holbeach
District/Borough: South Holland
County: Lincolnshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Town

Latitude/Longitude: 52°48'14"N 0°0'49"E
Eastings/Northings: 535854, 324848
OS Grid: TF358248
Mapcode Local: GBR JYN.B9W
Mapcode Global: WHHMJ.5SV6

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Holbeach within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Holbeach in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Holbeach.-- market town and par. with ry. sta., S. Lincolnshire, 7½ miles NE. of Spalding--par., 20,980 ac. land and 14,240 water, pop. 5190; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Tuesday; is a town of great antiquity; numerous Roman relics have been found. Holbeach has a fine Gothic church and 2 grammar-schools.

Holbeach in the Domesday Book

A village in Elloe hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Six manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Algar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Landric of Hornby (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 13 ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1086
- Households: 29 villagers
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (9 ¹⁄₄ plough lands)
- Meadow: 80 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Algar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 8 ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £17 in 1086
- Households: 5 smallholders; 26 freemen
- Plough Teams: 11 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 80 acres
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Algar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 5 geld
4th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aethelstan son of Godram
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Guy of Craon
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Guy of Craon
- Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £8 in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers; 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
- Meadow: 10 acres
5th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Crowland St Guthlac
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Crowland
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Crowland
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough ( ³⁄₄ plough land)
- Meadow: 12 acres
6th Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Algar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Households: 3 villagers
- Plough Teams: ³⁄₈ men's plough ( ³⁄₄ plough land)

British Place Names

Holbeach, Lincolnshire

Holbeach is a town in Lincolnshire

Holbeach in historic gazetteers

Holbeach in the Domesday Book