HOLT, a parish in the lower division of the hundred
of OSWALDSLOW, county of WORCESTER, 6 miles
(N.N.W.) from Worcester, containing, with the chapelry
of Little Witley, 657 inhabitants. The living is a
rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester,
rated in the king's books at £15. 17. 8. Lord Foley
was patron in 1811. The church, dedicated to St.
Martin, is a good specimen of the early style of English
architecture. Some remains of a castle, erected by the
Beauchamps, are still visible. A bridge of five arches,
two hundred and sixty-six feet in length, has been
erected over the Severn; the span of the central arch,
which is of iron, is one hundred and fifty feet, and its
height above the level of the river, at low water, thirtyfive
feet; the other arches, two at each end, are, of
stone.