SKIPWITH: Selby Parish #41 of 74

Описание: Now we come to village and civil parish about 4 miles away from Selby and 10 miles away from York in the Selby District of North Yorkshire. Until the 1974 local government reorganisation Skipwith was part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, and still retains some links to the county. For example, St Helen's church is part of a joint benefice with the churches in Bubwith, Ellerton and Aughton, all of which are over the border.

The Domesday Book records that a man named Robert de Stutville held land at Skipwith. His family held a manor here until 1229, when it passed to Hugh Wake by his marriage to Joan de Stutville. Handily, the history and layout of this village is all brilliantly told on a board on the marvellous village green right in the centre

Schiperwic is the name given to the village in the Domesday Book. The first part of the name means “Sheep”, so this is literally “Sheep village”. Apart from the occasional mention of a weaver in the 18th century, the only non-agricultural occupation here was milling. A windmill was recorded in 1536. It was still a post mill in 1834 and it stood on the common

The common was just that – it’s a site that used to be common land, and has seen use in the Bronze Age, during the Early modern European period, when it was harvested for peat. It’s a huge site which is generally forested. There are numerous ponds on the site from the flax industry which flourished in the area around the 19th century. Part of the site is labelled as Danes Hill and was thought to have been where the Viking army buried their dead after their defeat at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.

Throw in some RAF history, some Methodism and some beautiful views and you’ve got SKIPWITH.

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Join me as I try to visit every single parish in the district of the Selby. There are 74. Here's the FORTY-FIRST one – Skipwith.

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General History:
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch...

Zoopla:
https://www.zoopla.co.uk/house-prices...

Demographics:
https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/y...

Little Skipwith Carriage Rides:
https://www.littleskipwithcarriagerid...

Moated Site and Fishponds:
https://historicengland.org.uk/listin...

Air Raid Shelters:
https://www.theposthole.org/read/arti...

The Lady Deramore:
https://www.railwaystationcottages.co...

Skipwith Station:
https://www.skipwithstation.com/activ...

Some of the following music tracks may appear in this video:
Brendan Perkins - “Foxsnow” (B. Perkins)
   • Foxsnow  
Brendan Perkins - “Mickey's House” (B. Perkins)
   • Mickey's House  
The Keyhouse - "Voices" (H. Flunder)
   • Voices  
The Keyhouse - "Circles" (H. Flunder)
   • The Keyhouse - Circles (official audio)  
Helen Flunder - "Sun" (H. Flunder)
   • Helen Flunder - 'Sun' (Official Audio)  
Helen Flunder - “Angels” (H. Flunder)
   • Helen Flunder - Angels (Official Audio)  
Helen Flunder - “C Song” (H. Flunder)
   • Caistor and the Lincolnshire Wolds  

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