ɪnðə fˈɪftiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ɐ tʃˈɜːtʃ wʌz bˈɪlt æt hˈoʊmfɜːθ ænd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ ɐ pətˈɪʃən wʌz səbmˈɪɾᵻd ˈæskɪŋ fɔːɹ hˈoʊmfɜːθ təbi mˌeɪd ɐ pˈæɹɪʃ ɪn ɪts ˈoʊn ɹˈaɪt.
In the fifteenth century a church was built at Holmfirth and during the Civil War a petition was submitted asking for Holmfirth to be made a parish in its own right.