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SKERNE, a parish, with a village, in Driffield district, E. R. Yorkshire; 2 miles SE of Great Driffield r. station. Post town, Driffield. Acres, 2,733. Real property, £3,834. Pop., 207. Houses, 34. The manor belongs to Lord Londesborough. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, £71. Patron, Lord Londesborough. The church has a Norman chancel arch, and a tower. Charities, 5 acres.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Skerne AP/CP Driffield RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Skerne |
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