Skirlaugh is a village and

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in the

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, England, in an area known as

Holderness Holderness is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the north-east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common wit ...

. It is situated approximately north-east of Hull city centre on the

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. Originally a farming community, it is now primarily a commuter village for Hull. The name of the village is derived from

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and originally meant shire clearing. The name is partly due to

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influence, as the village lies in the former Danelaw; it is identical in meaning to

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. According to the

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, Skirlaugh parish had a population of 1,473, a decrease on the

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figure of 1,543. Duke of York Skirlaugh

The parish church, St Augustine's Church, was built by Walter de Skirlaw who later became the

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in the late 14th century. It is, according to Pevsner, a "gem of the early-perpendicular" style. This is because subsequent generations left the original structure largely intact. The stonework was re-pointed in the 1980s and 1990s by Edward Brown, a local volunteer. The church is a

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between the

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and the

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. In 1966 the church was designated a Grade I

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and is now recorded in the

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, maintained by

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Fuzznag Motorsport of South Skirlaugh - geograph

Skirlaugh was served from 1864 to 1957 by Skirlaugh railway station on the

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even though the station was located south of the village.

Skirlaugh Skirlaugh is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north-east of Hull city centre on the A165 road. Originally a farming community, it is now primarily ...

rugby league club, play in the Premier Division of the

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Notable people

* Walter de Skirlaw (?–1406),

and adviser to King Richard II and Henry IV * John Bigland (1750–1832),

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and

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References

External links

Skirlaugh Parish Council website
* {{authority control Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire Holderness