Skirlaugh
The name of the village is derived from Old English and originally meant shire clearing. The name is partly due to Old Norse influence, as the village lies in the former Danelaw; it is identical in meaning to Shirley.
According to the 2011 UK census, Skirlaugh parish had a population of 1,473, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,543.
The parish church, St Augustine's Church, 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. 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 Local Ecumenical Partnership between the Church of England and the Methodist church. In 1966 the church was designated a Grade I listed building and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.
Skirlaugh was served from 1864 to 1957 by Skirlaugh railway station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway even though the station was located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of the village.
Skirlaugh rugby league club, play in the Premier Division of the National Conference League.
Notable people
- Walter de Skirlaw (?–1406), Bishop of Durham and adviser to King Richard II and Henry IV
- John Bigland (1750–1832), schoolmaster and historian
References
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Skirlaugh Parish (1170211260)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Reaney, Percy Hide (1969). The Origin of English Place Names. Routledge and Kegan Paul. p. 165. ISBN 0-7100-2010-4.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Skirlaugh Parish (00FB131)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (2002) [1972]. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding: The Buildings of England (second ed.). Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09593-7.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Augustine (1161844)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- ^ Mew, James (23 September 2004). Skedd, S. J. (ed.). Bigland, John (1750–1832). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 10.
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