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Skirlaugh
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Also known as Skirlaugh, East Riding of Yorkshire

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 a commuter village for Hull.

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Place details

Locality
Skirlaugh
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.label_position
top
UK place.official_name
Skirlaugh
UK place.static_image
St Augustine's Church, Skirlaugh - geograph.org.uk - 551356.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
St Augustine’s Church, Skirlaugh
UK place.population
1,473
UK place.population_ref
(2011 census)
UK place.civil_parish
Skirlaugh
UK place.unitary_england
East Riding of Yorkshire
UK place.region
Yorkshire and the Humber
UK place.lieutenancy_england
East Riding of Yorkshire
UK place.constituency_westminster
Beverley and Holderness
UK place.post_town
HULL
UK place.postcode_district
HU11
UK place.postcode_area
HU
UK place.dial_code
01964
UK place.os_grid_reference
TA141395

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Population
1473
Image
Fuzznag Motorsport of South Skirlaugh - geograph.org.uk - 963236.jpg
Dialing code
01964
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Commons category
Skirlaugh
OS grid reference
TA141395
postal code
HU11
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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 a commuter village for Hull.

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.

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