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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Skerne like this:
SKERNE, a parish, with a village, in Driffield district, E. R. Yorkshire; 2 miles SE of Great Driffield r. station. Post town, Driffield. Acres, 2,733. Real property, £3,834. Pop., 207. Houses, 34. The manor belongs to Lord Londesborough. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, £71. Patron, Lord Londesborough. The church has a Norman chancel arch, and a tower. Charities, 5 acres.
Skerne is now part of EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Skerne itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Plowden in Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14226
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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