Holme on the Wolds is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...

, England

England

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. It is situated approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north east of the market town

Market town

Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...

 of Market Weighton

Market Weighton

Market Weighton is a small town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of the main market towns in the East Yorkshire Wolds and lies midway between Hull and York, about from either one...

 and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north west of the market town of Beverley

Beverley

Beverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood. The town is noted for Beverley Minster and architecturally-significant religious buildings along New Walk and other areas, as well as the Beverley...

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It lies to west of the B1248 road.

Holme on the Wolds forms part of the civil parish of Dalton Holme

Dalton Holme

Dalton Holme a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. It is situated to the north west of the market town of Beverley and covering an area of ....

. The village forms part of and is run by the Dalton Estate, which is owned by the Hotham family

Baron Hotham

Baron Hotham, of South Dalton in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1797 for the naval commander Admiral William Hotham, with remainder to the heirs male of his father. Hotham was the third son of Sir Beaumont Hotham, 7th Baronet, of Scorborough , and in...

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Holme on the Wolds was listed as Hougon in the Domesday Book

Domesday Book

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. The name is believed to derive from the Old Norse

Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....

word haugr meaning hills or mound.