Skipsea

Skipsea is a village and civil parish on the North Sea coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.[6] This name refers to the village's original location on the edge of a lake, which was suitable for navigation and eel-fishing,[7] that was slightly inland from the sea.[6] There is evidence of habitation dating back to the Stone and Bronze Ages because of the 19th century archaeological discovery of platforms, presumably for huts.[6] The borough of Skipsea Castle was first recorded between 1160 and 1175 and may have been founded by William le Gros, Count of Aumale, who died in 1179.[8] The village is also famous for being a possible site for nuclear testing in the 1950s, yet the scientists at Aldermaston relented after strong opposition by the local community.
Motte of Skipsea Castle
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