In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Holgate like this:
HOLGATE, a township in St. Mary-Bishops hillJunior parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Ouse, near York. Acres, 250. Real property, £2, 076. Pop., 170. Houses, 30. Lindley Murray, the grammarian, lived and died here.
Holgate through time
Holgate is now part of York district. Click here for graphs and data of how York has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Holgate itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Holgate, in York and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22513
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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