Holdgate

Holdgate (or Stanton Holdgate or Castle Holdgate) is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Abdon and Heath, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Its name is taken from its Norman lord Helgot ^[1] who owned the village in 1086 along with 17 other parishes in Shropshire. In 1931 the parish had a population of 47.^[2]

Holdgate
Holy Trinity Church, Holdgate
Holdgate Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SO560895
Civil parish	Abdon and Heath
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MUCH WENLOCK
Postcode district	TF13
Dialling code	01746
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Ludlow
List of places UK England Shropshire 52.502°N 2.647°W / 52.502; -2.647

The village is laid on top of a small hill which rises to 169 metres (554 ft) above sea level. Its parish church is Holy Trinity.^[3] There are remnants of the medieval Holdgate Castle. Holdgate was once (in medieval times) a more populous place than today.

On 1 April 1967 the parish was abolished and merged with Tugford and Munslow.^[4][5] Bouldon was, until 1884, a detached part of Holdgate parish.^[6]

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 of Brookhampton.

To the south is Tugford.

See also

• Holdgate Fee
• Deserted medieval village
• Listed buildings in Abdon, Shropshire