Skipsea Brough
Skipsea Brough is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles north of Hornsea on the B1249 road. It forms part of the civil parish of Skipsea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Skipsea Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skipsea Castle and Church of St Leonard.
Skipsea Castle
Castle
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skipsea Castle was a Norman motte and bailey castle near the village of Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Built around 1086 by Drogo de la Beuvrière, apparently on the remains of an Iron Age mound, it was designed to secure the newly conquered region, defend against any potential Danish invasion and control the trade route across the region leading to the North Sea.
Church of St Leonard
Church
Photo: Ron Speed, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Leonard is situated 2 miles west of Skipsea Brough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dringhoe and Ulrome.
Dringhoe
Locality
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dringhoe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5.5 miles north of Hornsea on the B1249 road to the west of Skipsea Brough.
Ulrome
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ulrome is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles north of the town of Hornsea and on the east side of the B1242 road.
Skirlington
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skirlington is a hamlet in the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3.5 miles north of Hornsea on the North Sea coast off the B1242 road. Skirlington is situated 1½ miles southeast of Skipsea Brough.
Skipsea Brough
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Skipsea, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.97548° or 53° 58′ 32″ northLongitude
-0.22888° or 0° 13′ 44″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C5XXQGC+5COpenStreetMap ID
node 55559590OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Skipsea Brough” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Skipsea Brough”
- French: “Skipsea Brough”
- Irish: “Skipsea Brough”
- Latin: “Castellum de Skypse”
- Polish: “Skipsea Brough”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brough Bridge and Skipsea Bridge.
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