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

[3] Holme on the Wolds was listed as "Hougon" in the Domesday Book.

The name is believed to derive from the Old Norse word haugr meaning hills or mound.

[4] In 1823 Holme on the Wolds was a village and civil parish in the Wapentake of Harthill.

Population at the time was 138, with occupations including five farmers, a boot & shoe maker, a blacksmith, and a shopkeeper.