Skirbeck Quarter

Not to be confused with Skirbeck.

Skirbeck Quarter [1]
War Memorial in Skirbeck Quarter, Boston
Skirbeck Quarter [4] Location within Lincolnshire
•  London	100 mi (160 km)  S
Civil parish	Unparished
District	Boston
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BOSTON
Postcode district	PE21
Dialling code	01205
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Boston and Skegness
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 52°57′45″N0°02′01″W / 52.962594°N 0.033476°W / 52.962594; -0.033476

Skirbeck Quarter ^[5] is a suburb of Boston in Lincolnshire, England. It is located to the south of the town centre and is directly adjacent to the ward of St Thomas' and the South Forty-Foot Drain. ^[6]

Geography

Skirbeck Quarter is directly south of Boston and north of the village of Wyberton. ^[7] Despite its name, it is not part of the historic village of Skirbeck, which is split by both The Haven and the River Witham. It is contiguous with Wyberton. ^[8]

History

Skirbeck Quarter was recorded in the Domesday Book as Scirebec. ^[9] In 1866 Skirbeck Quarter became a civil parish, in 1894 it became part of Boston Rural District, on 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Boston and became part of the Municipal Borough of Boston. ^[10] In 1931 the parish had a population of 1740. ^[11]

References

1. "Skirbeck Quarter Tide Times, Lincolnshire PE21 7 - WillyWeather". tides.willyweather.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
4. "Skirbeck Quarter Tide Times, Lincolnshire PE21 7 - WillyWeather". tides.willyweather.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
5. White, William (1882). History, gazetteer, and directory, of Lincolnshire, and the city & diocese of Lincoln . Retrieved 28 October 2024.
6. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
7. "Skirbeck Quarter, Lincolnshire - Local History, Genealogy, Surnames and Family History". CuriousFox.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
8. Slater, Isaac (1852). Slater's, late Pigot & co., royal national and commercial directory and topography of the counties of Bedfordshire, Berkshire . Retrieved 28 October 2024.
9. "Place name: Skirbeck Quarter In Boston". The National Archives . Retrieved 29 October 2024.
10. "Relationships and changes Skirbeck Quarter CP/Hmlt through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 29 October 2024.
11. "Population statistics Skirbeck Quarter CP/Hmlt through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 October 2024.