Holbeck, Nottinghamshire
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| Holbeck | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Holbeck Lane | |
  Holbeck Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Population | 195 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK544732 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORKSOP |
| Postcode district | S80 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Holbeck is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck, in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 6 miles south-west of Worksop. According to the 2001 census it the parish a population of 449,[1] reducing to 195 (including Holbeck Woodhouse and Welbeck) at the 2011 Census.[2] It is an estate village built for the Dukes of Portland at Welbeck Abbey.
Holbeck was formerly a township in the parish of Norton-Cuckney,[3] from 1866 Holbeck was a civil parish in its own right,[4] on 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished and merged with Norton and Cuckney and Welbeck to form "Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck".[5]
St Winifred's Church
The parish church of St Winifred was built between 1913 and 1916, for the benefit of the Dukes of Portland, and as a burial place for the dukes and their families. It also contains the tombstone of Lady Ottoline Morrel.[6]
