Skerne, Yorkshire
| Skerne | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 St Leonard's, Skerne | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA045552 |
| Location: | 53°58’58"N, 0°24’29"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Driffield |
| Postcode: | YO25 |
| Dialling code: | 01377 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Yorkshire |
Skerne is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, found a mile south of the River Hull and the Driffield Canal, two miles south-east of Driffield and two miles north-east of Hutton Cranswick.
Parish church
The parish church, St Leonard, was named from Leonard of Noblac. It is a Grade I listed building.[1] The church is substantially Norman, particularly the nave, chancel and south doorway. The north aisle is 13th-century.
The towere is of the Perpendicular Gothic style, and ashlar-faced.
Three interior effigies, possibly, according to Pevsner, of the 12th or 13th century, are opposite the church door: a cross-legged knight holding a small shield, a woman shown within a quatrefoil, and between these a baby.[2]
History
In 1823 Skerne inhabitants numbered 251. Occupations included eleven farmers, a tailor, a flax dresser who was also a corn miller, and the landlord of the Board public house.[3]
The village once had an interesting pub, The Eagle, which closed in 2004. It was one of only eleven left in the land without a bar counter, and served beer through a set of cash register handpulls. Before that, that beer was drawn directly from the barrels in the cellar and brought up in enamel jugs[4] The Eagle is Grade II listed.[5]
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1084138: Church of St Leonard (Grade I listing)
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: York & East Riding, 1972; 1995 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09593-7
- ↑ Baines, Edward: 'History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York' (1823); page 388
- ↑ personal recollection from 1980
- ↑ National Heritage List 1391423: The Eagle (Grade II listing)
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 10.