Skerne

SKERNE, a parish, in the union of Driffield, Bainton-Beacon division of the wapentake of Harthill, E. riding of York, 2¼ miles (S. E. by S.) from Great Driffield; containing 213 inhabitants. It comprises about 2600 acres: the village is pleasantly situated, and the Driffield canal bounds the parish on the east. There is a large mill for grinding bones for manure. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £71; patrons and impropriators, the family of Arkwright. The church has been completely restored at the expense of the patrons; the roof is entirely new, and the fittings up now present an exceedingly chaste appearance. The Wesleyans have a meeting-house.