Skidbrooke
| Skidbrooke | |
|---|---|
 Skidbrooke with its village sign | |
  Skidbrooke Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 523 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | TF442924 |
| • London | 135 mi (217 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Louth |
| Postcode district | LN11 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Skidbrooke, also called Skidbrooke cum Saltfleet, is a hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 10 miles (16 km) north from the town of Alford and 7 miles (11 km) east from Louth. With the hamlet of Saltfleet Haven it forms the civil parish of Skidbrooke with Saltfleet Haven.
Skidbrooke is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Schitebroc",[1] and recorded as being in the hundred of Louth-Eske in the South Riding of Lindsey, and as having 33 households, 3 villagers, 24 freemen and a meadow of 60 acres (0 km2). In 1066 Queen Edith was Lord of the Manor, which in 1086 was transferred to William I.[2]
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Botolph. Now closed, it is cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust.
There is a Grade II listed limestone pump in the village, which is a memorial to Frederick Allen Freshney of South Somercotes, who died in May 1906 from wounds received in the Boer War.[3][4]
The New Inn is a Grade II listed red-brick public house dating from the 17th century, with 18th- and 19th-century additions.[5]
The Manor House, which dates from about 1673 with 19th-century additions, is a Grade II listed red-brick house.[6]
Skidbrooke Grade II listed tower windmill dates from about 1770. It originally had three pairs of stones. In the late 1890s it was rebuilt gaining extra storeys, a new cap and fantail and four patent sails. It continued to work until about 1951.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Documents Online: Skidbrooke, Lincolnshire", Folio: 399r, Great Domesday Book; The National Archives. Retrieved 24 May 2012
- ^ "Skidbrooke", Domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2012
- ^ Historic England. "Village Pump Skidbrooke (1506716)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Skidbrooke". Genuki. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "The New Inn, Skidbrooke (1506717)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "The Manor House, Skidbrooke (1506719)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Skidbrooke Windmill (498457)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 19 July 2011.
External links
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