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Situated
along the B1249 the Village is a typical rural setting surrounded
by rich agricultural land and yet sits close to the cliffs and the
North Sea. The village has its own Post Office and stores, a
Village Store and tea rooms, a fish and chip shop, Skipsea Service
Station and The Board Inn Public Houses as well as offering
holiday accommodation like Mill Farm Country Park and Skipsea
Sands Caravan Park to name but two.
Many of the houses in the Village both new and old, use cobbles
from the sea shore in both brickwork on the house exterior as well
as for decorative purposes in brick walls around gardens etc. The
village also retains its county primary school,
The Church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient building built
in stone and when you enter the village it appears to loam over
you from its position above road level. There is also a methodist
chapel and a fine brown marble war memorial.
At SKIPSEA BROUGH, situated just outside of
Skipsea, can be found the remains of Skipsea Castle. Built in 1086
by Drogo de la Beuvriere, whos wife was the niece of William the
Conquer, it is the finest example of a motte and bailey to survive
in England although all that remains is a grassed mound with trees
and scrubs growing on it. The castle motte is 11metres high and
would have had a gate house on its south west side. The bailey,
which would have been flooded, covers over 8 acres of land and is
defended by a bank and an outer ditch.
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The
Skipsea Digital Noticeboard
Message
Recieved from : Melvyn
Allman
Subject : Silver
Wedding
Melvyn Allman, formerly of Paul Garth Skipsea,
and his wife Janet celebrated their 25 th Wedding Aniversary on
16th August 2000. They have three children, Katherine (20),
Suzanne (18) and David (14).
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Message
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