Holbeck was formerly a township in the parish of Norton-Cuckney,[3] from 1866 Holbeck was a civil parish in its own right,[4] on 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished and merged with Norton and Cuckney and Welbeck to form "Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck".[5]
The parish church of St Winifred was built between 1913 and 1916, for the benefit of the Dukes of Portland, and as a burial place for the dukes and their families. It also contains the tombstone of Lady Ottoline Morrel.[6]