Welcome to Holme

The famous Holme Fen Posts near the village of Holme in Huntingdonshire
The famous Holme Fen Posts near the village of Holme, Huntingdonshire

 

Hulme, Holm (13th century) and Holme (Modern).

Holme, one of the Fenland villages, has lost a lake, which became good plough-land nearly 200 years ago, but it still has Holme Wood, all that is left of its old forest. It was in Denton Fen close by that an Iron Post was driven through 22 feet of peat to the underlying clay in 1852. When examined in 1932 it was found that the peat had shrunk 10 feet, showing that the fens were losing their rich mould and sinking a foot about every 10 years.

There is a fragment of an ancient cross by the road, a 17th century cottage with beautiful Dutch gables, a group of thatched cottages and a church only a lifetime old, though it altar table is four centuries older and its arcades go back to the Normans.

Holme is one of the parishes of the District of Huntingdonshire, whose administrative centre is Huntingdon, the other principle towns being St Ives home of the Chapel on the Bridge, St Neots the largest town in the County of Cambridgeshire, the Roman town of Godmanchester and Ramsey site of the former Abbey.

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Forthcoming Events in or around Holme

Here are the next five events in the Huntingdonshire Event Diary, the local ones are coloured GOLD and clicking the title will open links to event detail on this website whilst following the "Out of Village' events will open in a new window on their own website. Click 'Show Summary' for exactly what it says, without going anywhere!

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An 'Out of Village' event in St Ives

From 08:30 until 14:00 on Saturday 17/04/2021 at Cattle Market/Bus Station Car Park

An 'Out of Village' event in Huntingdon

From 08:30 until 14:00 on Saturday 17/04/2021 at Huntingdon Market Place

An 'Out of Village' event in Huntingdon

From 08:30 until 14:00 on Saturday 24/04/2021 at Huntingdon Market Place

An 'Out of Village' event in Huntingdon

From 12:00 until 21:00 on Saturday 07/08/2021 at Riverside Park (Huntingdon)

An 'Out of Village' event in Huntingdon

From 12:00 until 21:00 on Sunday 08/08/2021 at Riverside Park (Huntingdon)

More forthcoming events in Holme

This site is listed in the British Towns and Villages Encyclopaedia of Great Britain and we can be found in the entry for Holme