Great Bailiwick

Places of Interest

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. Skipsea Castle is situated 2 miles north of Great Bailiwick.

Church of Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Helena

Ruins

Photo: Paul Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Helena is a ruins, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Great Bailiwick.

Bewholme Vicarage

Building

Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bewholme Vicarage, in the village of Bewholme, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, is a former vicarage designed by the architect William Burges in 1859. It is a Grade II listed building and is now a private residence.

Places in the Area

Dunnington

Hamlet

Photo: Steve Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunnington is a village in the civil parish of Bewholme, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles north-west of the town of Hornsea and 2 miles south-east of the village of Beeford.

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.

Bewholme

Hamlet

Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bewholme is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles north-west of the town of Hornsea.

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