(also known as '''Holme-upon-Spalding-Moor''') is a small
Village and
Civil Parish in the
East Riding Of Yorkshire ,
England . It is situated approximately 8
Mile s north east of
Howden and 5 miles south west of
Market Weighton . It lies on the
A163 Road where it joins the
A164 Road .
In terms of major cities, the village is closest to
York which is just under 20 miles away, while
Hull is 23 miles away. The civil parish is formed by the village of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor and the
Hamlet s of
Bursea ,
Hasholme ,
Tollingham and
Welhambridge . According to the
2001 UK Census , Holme-on-Spalding-Moor parish had a population of 2,948.
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor village is named for its location on the Spalding Moor. In very early censuses of England (before the
16th Century ) the village was sometimes listed as Holme, Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, though there is little evidence of any other towns scattered across the moor at that or any time. The word Holme is
Danish of origin and means ''island''.
Spalding Moor was a
Marsh , dominated by a single
Hill which consists of
Keuper Marl ; on the hill a small church was built in the
13th Century . The village was built on the holme around the church, hence the name. Spalding Moor now is lightly cultivated and has been largely tamed.
Through the 17th and 18th century, the main occupation for people in the village was growing and dressing
Hemp . This gave rise to it sometimes been referred to as "Hemp-Holme".
A late
Iron Age logboat (750-390 bc), now known as the
Hasholme Logboat , was discovered at Hasholme in the south-east of the parish.
The moor was the site of a
Royal Air Force station,
RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor , which was active during
World War II and for several years thereafter as a bomber facility, being officially closed in
1954 and transferred to the
U.S. Air Force . The USAF moved out in
1957 , and the field was sold to a private firm.
It continued in private hands until
1984 , when its last tenant,
British Aerospace , moved out. It was in a rather dilapidated condition by that time, and upon its closing several of the more notable buildings were destroyed and the runways removed. The hangars and several other buildings remain and are used by a variety of industrial and agricultural tenants, though all are in various states of disrepair.
There are a few local convenience stores, a high street bank, a
Post Office , a bakery and butchers, 2 takeaway restaurants, a pharmacy and doctors surgery, 4
Pub s, a
Mobile Library with internet access. Holme on Spalding Moor is
ADSL enabled (with speeds of up to 8 MB).
The village's
Football team
Holme Rovers were founded in
1922 by locals and continues to exist today. They are current in the
East Riding County League Premier division, past honours include winning the top level of the
York Football League during the 1962-63 season.
Since 1989 Holme CP school is twinned with a primary school in
Lemgo ,
Germany .
Once a year about 20 to 30 students visit Grundschule Hörstmar for one week.
