Skidby, East Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Skidby, a village and a parish in E.R. Yorkshire, 2½ miles WNW of Cottingham railway station, and 4 SSW of Beverley. There is a post office under Hull; money order and telegraph office, Cottingham. Acreage, 1256; population, 327. There is a parish council consisting of nine members. The manor belongs to Trinity College, Cambridge. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York; gross value, £248 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Chester. The church is good, and consists of chancel, nave, and a tower. There are also a Wesleyan chapel and an endowed school.
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 | Beverley | |
| 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 Skidby:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1653-1915 | 1875-1930 | 1658-1930 | 1651-1973 |
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Skidby 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 Skidby 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: