Skidbrooke

Other current and historical names

Skidbrook
Scitebroc
Schitebroc

Parish/Community: Skidbrooke with Saltfleet Haven
District/Borough: East Lindsey
County: Lincolnshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Other Settlement

Latitude/Longitude: 53°24'35"N 0°9'42"E
Eastings/Northings: 543800, 392500
OS Grid: TF438925
Mapcode Local: GBR YYK0.VF
Mapcode Global: WHJKT.GKBD

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Skidbrooke within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Skidbrooke in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Skidbrook, par. and vil., Lincolnshire - par. (containing Saltfleet vil.), 2165 ac. land and 1290 water, pop. 415; the vil. is 8 miles NE. of Louth.

Skidbrooke in the Domesday Book

A village in Louthesk hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Queen Edith
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 3 geld
- Households: 3 villagers; 24 freemen
- Plough Teams: 8 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 60 acres
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Esbiorn
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Durham
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Le Mans Saint-Calais (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
- Households: 6 men
- Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs (1 ¹⁄₈ plough lands)
- Meadow: 9 acres

British Place Names

Skidbrooke, Lincolnshire

Skidbrooke is a settlement in Lincolnshire

Skidbrooke in historic gazetteers

Skidbrooke in the Domesday Book