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"HOLDGATE, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Munslow, county Salop, 1 mile from Much Wenlock, its post town, and 9 N.E. of Ludlow. It is a small parish situated near the river Corve, and contains the townships of Bouldon and Brookhampton. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil consists of clay and sandstone, the subsoil partly quarry-stone."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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