Holme, Cumbria

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Holme is a village and civil parish in south Cumbria (formerly Westmorland), England, about 2 miles (3 km) north of Burton-in-Kendal and 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Milnthorpe. Its population at the 2001 census was 1,167.

The village lies adjacent to the Lancaster Canal, the West Coast Main Line and the M6 motorway, which run close together to take advantage of the local topography.

Holme was originally a minor settlement in the parish of Burton-in-Kendal. It expanded following the completion of the Lancaster Canal in 1819, which provided a transport link for the mill at Holme Mills (see below). The parish church of the Holy Trinity was built in 1839 to support the growing population, and the former school (now the Parish Hall) in 1840. The school was replaced in 1911 by a larger building on North Road, which still survives as Holme Primary School.

Amenities include a general store, a post office/newsagent and a public house. There is an hourly bus service to the nearby towns of Carnforth and Lancaster (to the south) and Kendal (to the north), operated by Stagecoach North West.

The neighbourhood of Holme Mills, on the southern edge of the village, is centred around the 19th-century jute mill of the same name. The mill buildings are now part of the Holme Mills Industrial Estate, which houses a number of small businesses.