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Hi, sources variously describe Holt as either a town or village. More sources I can find describe the settlement to be a village, including the local community council and Ordnance Survey. However, the Clwyd-Powys Archeological Trust does describe it as a town. There is said to be a town charter awarded to Holt in the mid-1200s and repeated in the 1400s and mid 1500s (see Town Charter source below). Alfred Neobard Palmer, a known Wrexham historian published books titled "The Town of Holt". I am unsure whether it should remain at "medieval market town" or be changed to "village". I am leaning towards village due to sources, however it has been at "town" since the page's creation in 2005 (not a solid reason but confusing as to why it has not been disputed for so long). Is there a source for the Holt's Town Charter and is it still in use?
List of sources I have found so far: Sources for village:
Sources for town:
Other note: one of the pre-existing sources [15] in the article has this quote: "Holt was a small old town shrunk to the dimensions of a village, and its most prominent feature was a gasometer." – Herbert George Wells. Can this be backed up further and does it support changing to "village"? (and possibly "former town"?)
Any more sources or local knowledge what happened to the town charter would help. Many Thanks – Dank Jae 00:42, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
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Guessing village should apply now as an IP editor did it anyway. Dank Jae 14:13, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
I agree, it is highly likely to be a village rather than a town. It may well have been a town historically, but now it appears to be a village. SethWhales talk 13:59, 21 April 2023 (UTC)