Holdworth

It is located 4.7 miles (7.5 km) northwest of the city centre at an altitude of 280 metres above sea level, giving it extensive views south over the upper Loxley valley.

Settlements which end in "worth" signify a farmstead that is thought to have Mercian origins with "Hold" being an Old English personal name.

It was located in the Strafforth wapentake and was owned by the Saxon Lord Healfdene or Aldene, who also held land in the nearby settlements of Wadsley, Worrall and Ughill.

The Domesday Book states that in 1086 Holdworth consisted of one ploughland with some woodland with a taxable value of two geld units.

In 1393 John Smallbeehind acquired eleven and a half acres of land in Holdworth, he built this up to a farm holding which was to remain in the family name until the middle of the sixteenth century.

Far House Farm, the oldest building in Holdworth.
Holdworth seen across the Loxley valley. The farm buildings of White House, Far House, Trickett Edge and Green End can be seen.