Neighbours have shared why they love living in their "quiet" village close to the River Trent. Hidden away in the Nottinghamshire countryside is the small village of Holme, which used to be a hamlet to North Muskham but has been it's own village since the 1600s when the River Trent changed course and separated them.
Holme is located alongside the river, and when combined with the nearby village of Langford, there is only 14 people per square kilometre according to the 2021 Census. As well as being close to the river, Holme is also within walking distance from Winthorpe Lake and RSPB Langford Lowfields.
The village is steeped in history, and is still very much an active farming village. Farmer, David Blundy, 61, says he has lived in Holme "all of his life" as he is part of a farming family.
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When asked what it is like living there, he replied: "It wouldn't be for everyone I don't think. It's not a lot going on.
"There's no pub, no shop, but it's a tranquil place and you have all the countryside." David added: "We have a dog and we go walking down by the river side and there's loads of good areas for walking."
There is also a quarry located close to Holme, but when asked if that bothers them, David said: "Not really. You can hear it occasionally but it doesn't really disturb us."
Semi-retired, Karen Christie, 64, has lived in the village for more than 20 years. She said her favourite part of living in Holme is "being in the countryside."
When asked why she decided to move there, she said: "I suppose because it's quiet. There's no shops, there's no street lights."
She explained that the village is lovely and quiet, and that if anyone needed anything then Collingham would be the closest place to go. However, she advised that people would need a car to live in Holme, as it's quite isolated.
She continued: "The road coming in can be a bit touchy. It's still a working village farm and we get a lot of tractors and big vehicles on it."
Karen explained the road is covered in potholes and "it has got worse over the past five years." Speaking of the sense of community, she said: "Since the Coronavirus it's put a bit of a damper on things, we always used to have community gatherings in the orchard."
Fellow resident, Diane Warner, 62, moved to Holme in 2019 after living on a boat for 15 years. She said: "It is fascinating, there's lots of history in Holme.
"The church has been there for hundreds and hundreds of years." When asked her favourite part of living in Holme, she replied: "Just being able to sit out and watch the birds."
Diane and her husband have also got bees since they moved to the village. She added: "When we got the bees we didn't realise we were the fourth house here to have bees."
She explained that the village also has "a community orchard" and that "in 2019 there was a barbecue but nothing has happened since" due to the pandemic.
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