Skirlaugh
| Skirlaugh | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 St Augustine's Church, Skirlaugh | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA141395 |
| Location: | 53°50’24"N, 0°16’2"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,473 (2011) |
| Post town: | Hull |
| Postcode: | HU11 |
| Dialling code: | 01964 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Beverley and Holderness |
Skirlaugh is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, on Holderness about even miles north-east of Kingston upon Hull city centre. It is on the A165 road. Originally a farming community, it is now primarily a commuter village for Hull.
According to the 2011 census, Skirlaugh parish had a population of 1,473.
Parish church
The parish church, St Augustine's, was built by Walter de Skirlaw who later became the Bishop of Durham in the late 14th century. It is, according to Pevsner, a "gem of the early-perpendicular" style.[1] This is because subsequent generations left the original structure largely intact. The church is a Grade I listed building.[2]
The stonework was re-pointed in the 1980s and 1990s by Edward Brown, a local volunteer.
The church is a Local Ecumenical Partnership between the Church of England and the Methodist Church.
About the village
Skirlaugh was served from 1864 to 1957 by Skirlaugh railway station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway even though the station was located a mile and a half south of the village.[3]
- Rugby League: Skirlaugh A.R.L.F.C.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: York & East Riding, 1972; 1995 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09593-7
- ↑ National Heritage List 1161844: Church of St Augustine (Grade I listing)
- ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 10.
