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Holderness is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common with the Netherlands than other parts of Yorkshire. To the north and west are the Yorkshire Wolds.
The Prime Meridian passes through Holderness just to the east of Patrington.
From 1974 to 1996 Holderness lay within the Borough of Holderness in Humberside. Holderness was the name of an ancient administrative area called a wapentake until the 19th century, when its functions were replaced by other local government bodies, particularly after the 1888 Local Government Act. The city of Kingston upon Hull lies in the south-west corner of Holderness and Bridlington borders the north-east but both are usually considered separately. The main towns include Beverley, Withernsea, Hornsea and Hedon. The Holderness Coast stretches from Flamborough Head to Spurn Head.
Holderness was a local government district and borough in northern England, named for the Holderness peninsula.
It was formed on 1 April 1974 along with the non-metropolitan county of Humberside in which it was situated. It was formed from part of the administrative county of Yorkshire, East Riding, namely:
- The municipal borough of Hedon,
- The urban districts of Hornsea and Withernsea,
- The Holderness Rural District.
On 1 April 1996, Humberside and the borough were abolished, and it became part of the new unitary East Riding of Yorkshire.
Holderness was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Holderness is a region of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Holderness may also refer to:
- Holderness (surname)
- Holderness (borough), a former borough of Humberside, England
- Holderness (UK Parliament constituency), a former constituency in England
- Holderness Wapentake, a former wapentake in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
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Holderness, New Hampshire, a town in the United States
- Holderness School, a college preparatory school in Holderness, New Hampshire
Holderness is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Fay Holderness (1881–1963), American actress
- George Holderness (1913–1987), British Anglican bishop
- Graham Holderness (born 1947), English writer and critic
- Henry Holderness (1889–1974), New Zealand cricketer
- Kate Holderness (born 1984), English actress and singer
- Sue Holderness (born 1949), English actress
- Thomas Holderness (1849–1924), Indian Civil Service officer