Skirlington

Skirlington
Skirlington Skirlington shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	TA180528
Civil parish	Atwick
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DRIFFIELD
Postcode district	YO25
Dialling code	01262
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Beverley and Holderness
List of places UK England Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°57′31″N 0°12′06″W / 53.958553°N 0.201700°W / 53.958553; -0.201700

Skirlington is a hamlet in the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Hornsea on the North Sea coast off the B1242 road.

It forms part of the civil parish of Atwick.

Second World War concrete obstacle at Skirlington Sands

Primarily, Skirlington is a caravan site and leisure park with a popular Sunday market that is open all year and includes Bank Holiday Mondays, with an indoor area and outdoor area for over 300 stalls, it also opens on Wednesdays in July and August. There is car parking for over 2,000 cars.

References

Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 10.

External links

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Skirlington in the Domesday Book

Ceremonial county of East Riding of Yorkshire

Yorkshire Portal

Unitary authorities	East Riding of Yorkshire Kingston upon Hull

Major settlements	Beverley Bridlington Brough Driffield Goole Hedon Hessle Hornsea Howden Kingston upon Hull Market Weighton Pocklington Snaith Withernsea See also: List of civil parishes in East Riding of Yorkshire

Rivers	Aike Beck Arram Beck Derwent Foulness Gypsey Race Hull Humber Ouse Trent Falls West Beck

Canals	Beverley Beck Driffield Navigation Leven Market Weighton Pocklington

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