In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Holdsworth like this:

HOLDSWORTH, a village in Ovenden township, Halifax parish, W. R. Yorkshire; near Halifax.

Holdsworth through time

Holdsworth is now part of CALDERDALE District. Click here for graphs and data of how CALDERDALE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Holdsworth itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Holdsworth, in Calderdale and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26681

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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