Holme Pierrepont
| Holme Pierrepont | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 St Edmunds church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK6276339159 |
| Location: | 52°56’45"N, 1°3’57"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Nottingham |
| Postcode: | NG12 |
| Dialling code: | 0115 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Rushcliffe |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Rushcliffe |
Holme Pierrepont is a hamlet and parish in the Bingham Wapentake of Nottinghamshire, located five miles south of Nottingham. The population of the civil parish (including Bassingfield) as at the 2011 Census was 528.[1]
The word "Holme" comes from the Old English and Old Norse words for a small island or low-lying land by a river. "Pierrepont" is French for "Stone Bridge", and is the surname of an Anglo-Norman family that once held the manor.
National Water Sports Centre
The National Water Sports Centre offers some of the most comprehensive water sports facilities in the world. It was purpose-built to facilitate the training of elite athletes and the holding of National and International competitions primarily in the disciplines of rowing and both white water and placid water kayaking/canoeing, although it is used to run many other activities. The Centre is set in 270 acres of country park and boasts a 1¼-mile Regatta Lake, White Water Slalom Course and Water Skiing Lagoon.
The National Water Sports Centre is currently owned by Nottinghamshire Council and leased to Sport England. As part of the re-profiling of National Centres, Sport England did not continue to fund the National Water Sports Centre after its management contract ended in 2009.
Holme Pierrepont Hall
Holme Pierrepont Hall is a Grade-I listed mediæval hall. The hall was built by Sir William Pierrepont around 1500, and inhabited by subsequent generations of the Pierrepont family.
History
There is evidence that Holme Pierrepont was settled by farming communities at least as long ago as the Neolithic era. Archaeological remains from the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman period have been found in the parish.
The main historic features of Holme Pierrepont are the Church of St Edmund and Holme Pierrepont Hall.
- 1086 – the place comprised a mill, 80 acres of meadow, and was worth £6.
- 1257 – Sir Henry Pierrepont marries Annora de Manvers, heir to Holme, and the name Pierrepont becomes attached to the hamlet
- 1628 – Sir Robert Pierrepont created Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull by King Charles I
- 1715 – Evelyn Pierrepont created Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull by King George I
- 1940 – Holme Pierrepoint Estate broken up and sold.
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124701&c=Holme+Pierrepont&d=16&e=62&g=6458029&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1459862447453&enc=1. Retrieved 5 April 2016.