Skipsea Brough

Skipsea Brough

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.975219
longitude= -0.229573
official_name= Skipsea Brough
population=
civil_parish= Skipsea
unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england= East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster= East Yorkshire
post_town= DRIFFIELD
postcode_district = YO25
postcode_area= YO
dial_code= 01262
os_grid_reference= TA162546

Skipsea Brough is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately Convert|5|mi|km|0|lk=on north of Hornsea on the B1249 road.

It forms part of the civil parish of Skipsea.Skipsea Brough is the location of Skipsea Castle which was built about 1086, the motte-and-bailey style castle has since been destroyed, however, impressive earthworks still remain. [cite web
url = http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=80781#
title = Skipsea Castle
accessdate = 2007-10-23
publisher = English Heritage
]

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