Skirlaugh
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| Skirlaugh | |
  Skirlaugh shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| Population | 1,543 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Skirlaugh |
| Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HULL |
| Postcode district | HU11 |
| Dialling code | 01964 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Beverley and Holderness |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Skirlaugh is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 7 miles north east of Hull city centre on the A165 road. Originally a farming community, it is now primarily a commuter village for Hull.
According to the 2001 UK census, Skirlaugh parish had a population of 1,543.[1]
The parish church, St. Augustine's Church, was built by Walter de Skirlaw who would later become the Bishop of Durham in the late 14th century. It is, according to Pevsner, a "gem of the early-perpendicular" style.[2] This is because subsequent generations left the original structure largely intact. The stonework was re-pointed in the 1980s and 1990s by a local volunteer, Mr Edward Brown. The church is a Local Ecumenical Partnership between the Church of England and the Methodist Church.
Skirlaugh was served from 1864 to 1957 by Skirlaugh railway station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway even though the station was located 1½ miles south of the village.
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Skirlaugh CP (Parish). Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; David Neave [1972] (2002). Yorkshire: York and the East Riding: The Buildings of England, 2nd Ed., Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09593-7.
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