Skerne, East Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Skerne, a parish, with a village, in the E.R. Yorkshire, 2 miles SE of Great Driffield station on the N.E.R. Post town and money order and telegraph office, Driffield. Acreage, 2762; population, 182. The manor belongs to Lord Londesborough. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York; gross value, £64. Patron, Lord Londesborough. The church has a Norman chancel arch, a chancel, nave, and embattled western tower.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Yorkshire | |
| Poor Law union | Driffield | |
| Riding | East | |
| Wapentake | Harthill |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Findmypast, in conjunction with various Archives, Local Studies, and Family History Societies have the following parish records online for Skerne:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1813-1913 | 1756-1812 | 1561-1837 | 1561-1988 |
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Skerne from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the East Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Skerne are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following East Riding newspapers online: