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Situated along the B1249 the Village is a typical rural
setting surrounded by rich agricultural land. The village has its own
Post Office and stores, and The Board Inn Public House (conveniently
opposite Village Farm)
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 is the first building to appear as you
approach from the West. There is also a Methodist chapel and a fine
brown marble war memorial.
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The beach at Skipsea sands is easily accessible from two
points along the seashore. For those with the energy there are
watersports, two indoor swimming pools, cycling routes, golf and plenty
of circular and straight route walks all within a mile of the village.
For the historians, at SKIPSEA BROUGH, situated just
outside of Skipsea, can be found the remains of Skipsea Castle. Built in
1086 by Drogo de la Beuvriere, who's 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 11 metres 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
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