Skerne is a village and former

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, now in the parish of Skerne and Wansford, in the

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, England. The village is situated to the south of the River Hull and the Driffield Canal. It is approximately south-east from

Driffield Driffield, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield. By road, it is north-east of Leeds ...

and 2 miles north-east from

Hutton Cranswick Hutton Cranswick is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south from Driffield town centre, and on the A164 road. The civil parish is formed by the village of Hutton Cranswick and ...

. Skerne

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listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Leonard. The church is substantially

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, particularly the

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and south doorway. The north

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is 13th-century. The

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tower is ashlar faced. Three interior

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, possibly, according to ''

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'', 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. In 1823 Skerne inhabitants numbered 251. Occupations included eleven farmers, a tailor, a flax dresser who was also a corn miller, and the

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of the Board

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. Skerne

, The Eagle, closed in 2004. It was one of only 11 left in the UK without a bar counter, and served beer through a set of cash register handpulls. Prior to that beer was drawn directly from the barrels in the cellar and brought up in enamel jugs Planning permission was granted in 2011 for conversion to residential usage. The Eagle is Grade II listed by

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Governance

On 1 April 1935 the parish of

Wansford Wansford may refer to the following places in England: * Wansford, Cambridgeshire ** Wansford railway station, headquarters of the Nene Valley Railway * Wansford, East Riding of Yorkshire {{Geodis ...

was merged with Skerne, on 9 March 1979 the merged parish was renamed "Skerne & Wansford". In 1931 the parish of Skerne (prior to the merge) had a population of 203.

References

External links

"Skerne: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1892." (Bulmers')

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