- Skidby
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 53.789377
longitude = -0.461398
official_name = Skidby
population = 1,369 (2001 census)
civil_parish = Skidby
unitary_england =East Riding of Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england =East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster = Haltemprice and Howden
post_town = COTTINGHAM
postcode_district = HU16
postcode_area = HU
dial_code = 01482
os_grid_reference = TA014336Skidby is a small village and
civil parish in theEast Riding of Yorkshire ,England . It is situated approximately Convert|6|mi|km|lk=on north west of Hull city centre and Convert|5|mi|km|lk=off south ofBeverley . It lies just to the west of theA164 road which makes it very accessible.The civil parish is formed by the village of Skidby and the hamlets ofEppleworth andRaywell . According to the 2001 UK census, Skidby parish had a population of 1,369.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791036&c=Skidby&d=16&e=15&g=390685&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1211318052162&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Skidby CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-05-20
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher =Office for National Statistics ]Until 1857 Skidby was part of the parish of
Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire , which it is only separated from by the A164 road.Nearby is
Skidby Windmill , a Grade II Listed Building, one of the few remaining working windmills and a pub named after it, which serves celebrated Yorkshire puddings.It is also visited when walking the
Beverley 20 .References
External links
* [http://www.eccles2000.karoo.net/skidby/index.htm Skidby.net Homepage]
* [http://beehive.thisishull.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=8979 Skidby Village News]
* [http://www.walkingenglishman.com/eastyorkshire04.htm Beverley 20 description from Walkingenglishman]
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