Skirlaugh was a rural district in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1894 to 1935. [1]
The district formed an area around the Hornsea urban district.
The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894. [1]
In 1935 the district was abolished by a County Review Order made under the Local Government Act 1929. [1] and the area then formed part of the newly created Holderness Rural District. [1] At the same time a small part was transferred to the municipal borough of Kingston upon Hull. [1]