Skidby
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| Skidby shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Population | 1,284 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | TA014336 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | HU16 |
| Dialling code | 01482 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | |
Skidby is a small village and civil parish in Yorkshire Wolds of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about 6 miles (10 kilometres) north-west of Hull city centre and 5 mi (8 km) south of Beverley.
The civil parish contains mainly agricultural land, both in the hills of the wolds and the low-lying land. The civil parish also includes the hamlets of Eppleworth and Raywell.
The village is the site of Skidby Windmill, a Grade II* listed building.
The modern civil parish includes the village of Skidby and the hamlet of Eppleworth, and Raywell. Most of the parish lies west-south-west of the village in the Yorkshire Wolds, rising from about 50 m above sea level at Skidby to about 100 m on the western fringes. The A164 road forms part of the south-eastern boundary of the parish, on the edge of the Wolds.
Part of the parish is to the east of the village and A164 beyond the Wolds, and north of Cottingham, extending as far as the Hull to Bridlington railway line at its easternmost extent, the land height drops to the east reaching a low of less than 10m near the railway line. The part of the parish east of the A164 includes a golf course 'Skidby Lakes Golf course' and associated leisure club, as well as a major (400/275 kV AC) electricity substation "Creyke Beck", The remainder of the low-lying area is agricultural.
Most of the parish area is west of the A164, within the wolds: Hessle Golf Club is north of the Eppleworth to Raywell road (Westfield road), There is a traveller's site at a former chalk quarry near Eppleworth; and a waste composting facility near the former Albion Mill on the route of the former Hull and Barnsley line, expanded to include an in-vessel composting facility in 2015, used to process organic waste from East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council. The remainder of the area is in agricultural use.
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