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The Ancient Parish of SKERNE

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]

"SKERNE, a parish in the wapentake of Harthill; 2½ miles SSE. of Driffield. The church living here is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of R. Arkwright, Esq. and the Rev. Thomas Ibbotson is the incumbent. Pop. 251."

Churches

• Here is a photograph of St. Leonard's Church, Skerne.

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Skerne.

Description and Travel

• Skerne (on the Driffield on line site).

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the North Riding.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the The Post Office Directory of the, East and North Ridings, 1857
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1892. of the East Riding.

Gazetteers

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Skerne to another place.
• There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts..
• There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835, Yorkshire extracts..
• There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1892 History and Directory of the East Riding.

Maps

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• For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
• For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
• Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.
• View maps of Skerne and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • East Yorkshire FHS

Voting Registers

• The 1834 Electoral Roll for this parish