In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Skeffling like this:
SKEFFLING, a parish, with a village, in Patrington district, E. R. Yorkshire; on the Humber, 4½ miles SE of Patrington r. station. Post town, Patrington, under Hull. Acres, 4,652; of which 3,072 are water. Real property, £2,466. Pop., 205. Houses, 41. The property is subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, £53. Patron, the Rev. H. T. Holme. The church is ancient. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £8.
Skeffling through time
Skeffling is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Skeffling itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Skeffling, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14220
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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