The Holt Society Founded 1965 For the Preservation of the Georgian Centre of Holt "Holt" is the Anglo-Saxon word for wood. The majority of settlements locally are of Anglo-Saxon origin, others mainly being Roman or Viking. In 1086 Holt had an adult male population of 60 according to the Domesday Book. By 2001 it had a total population of 3870. Holts in Britain Holt (St. Chad) - Denbighshire Holt (St. James) - Dorset Holt (St. Mary) - Leicestershire Holt (St. Andrew) - Norfolk Holt (St. Martin) - Worcestershire Holt (St. Catherine) - Wiltshire Holts in USA Holt - Near Tuscaloosa, Alabama Holt - Near Stockton, California Holt - East of Pensacola, Florida Holt - South of Lansing, Michigan Holt - Near Kansas City, Missouri Denmark Holt - North of Copenhagen Presented by the Holt Society to commemorate the Millennium