Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SKERNE

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))

Linked entities:
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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