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Skircoat, Yorkshire, England. Further historical information.

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SKIRCOAT

SKIRCOAT, in the parish of Halifax, Morley-division of Agbrigg and Morley, liberty of Wakefield, 1½ miles SW. of Halifax, 7½ from Huddersfield, 9½ from Bradford. Pop. 3,323.

Here is a free Grammar School, usually called the Halifax School, founded by a charter of Queen Elizabeth, dated the 15th of February, 1585. This charter is said to have been procured by Henry Farrer, Esq. of Ewood, at his own expense, and who was one of the first governors. The management of the School is vested in governors. The original endowment being in land, the amount of salary is uncertain. The School is open indefinitely for the children of the parish free of expense, for learning the Classics only. The present master is the Rev. Robert Wilkinson. --Carlisle.
[Description(s) edited from various 19th century sources by Colin Hinson © 2013]