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 A165 road. Originally a farming community, it is now primarily a commuter village for Hull. 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 Walter Skirlaw (born Swine parish, Holderness, brought up at Skirlaugh; died 1406) was an English bishop and diplomat. He was Bishop of Durham from 1388 to 1406. He was an important adviser to Richard II of England and Henry IV of England. L ...

who later became the

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in the late 14th century. It is, according to

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, 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 Skirlaugh railway station was a railway station that served the village of Skirlaugh in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was on the Hull and Hornsea Railway The Hull and Hornsea Railway was a branch line which connected the city o ...

on the

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even though the station was located south of the village.

Skirlaugh Skirlaugh is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north-east of Kingston upon Hull, Hull city centre on the A165 road. Origi ...

rugby league club, play in the Premier Division of the

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Notable people

(?–1406),

and adviser to King Richard II and Henry IV *

John Bigland John Bigland (175022 February 1832) was an English schoolmaster and later a historian. Early life and education He was born of poor parents at Skirlaugh in the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Career Bigland began his career as ...

(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