Skirbeck
Sign in to saveSkirbeck is a historic village and suburb of Boston, in Lincolnshire, England. Skirbeck is a long v-shaped formation wrapped around the south and east side of Boston parish. It has been incorporated into the Borough of Boston since 1932. It is in the Skirbeck ward of Boston Borough Council.
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- Instance of
- suburb
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Boston
- Population
- 8272
- Shares border with
- Fishtoft
- Image
- St.Nicholas church, Skirbeck, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 65237.jpg
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- Commons category
- Skirbeck
- OS grid reference
- TF333435
- postal code
- PE21
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Skirbeck is a historic village and suburb of Boston, in Lincolnshire, England. Skirbeck is a long v-shaped formation wrapped around the south and east side of Boston parish. It has been incorporated into the Borough of Boston since 1932. It is in the Skirbeck ward of Boston Borough Council.
==History== That name originates from the words "skirn" and "bekkr" meaning "clear stream". Skirbeck appears in two entries in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it was recorded as consisting of a total of 42 households and had two churches and two fisheries.
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