Skelbrooke | |
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Church of St Michael and All Angels and cemetery | |
Location within
South Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | SE5112 |
Civil parish | |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Doncaster |
Postcode district | DN6 |
Dialling code | 01302 |
Police | South Yorkshire |
Fire | South Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
Skelbrooke is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hampole, in the Doncaster district, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 119. [1]
The Grade II listed church of St Michael and All Angels is of medieval origin, but was rebuilt in 1872 following fire damage. [2] There are also two Grade II listed medieval grave slabs near the church, [3] and Skelbrooke Hall [4] with its gate piers [5] as well as a house that once formed part of an 18th-century stable block [6] are likewise listed buildings.
Skelbrooke was formerly a chapelry in South Kirkby parish, [7] from 1866 Skelbrooke was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1938 the parish was abolished and merged with Hampole. [8]