Skinburness
{{Short description|Village in Cumbria, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image_name = Skinburness Hotel - geograph.org.uk - 87869.jpg
| static_image_caption = Skinburness Hotel
| coordinates = {{coord|54.890|-3.362|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Skinburness
| population =
| population_ref =
| civil_parish = Silloth-on-Solway
| unitary_england = Cumberland
| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = Penrith and Solway
| post_town = WIGTON
| postcode_district = CA7
| postcode_area = CA
| dial_code = 016973
| os_grid_reference = NY126558
| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Allerdale
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
}}
Skinburness is a village in Cumbria (historically Cumberland), England.{{Cite web|url=https://wikishire.co.uk/map/#Skinburness@54.887,-3.365/centre=54.887,-3.365/zoom=12|title = Great Britain and Ireland - interactive county map}} It forms a residential area for the town of Silloth, and is about 10 miles west of Wigton.
File:Effects of wave action - geograph.org.uk - 343173.jpg
The Skinburness Hotel was the most prominent building in the village, but was [https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/16698728.iconic-cumbrian-hotel-to-be-torn-down-by-demolition-crew/ demolished in 2017].
See also
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References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120311202717/http://www.solwayplain.co.uk/skinburness.htm Solway Plain past and present - Skinburness history]
- [http://www.visitcumbria.com/wc/skinburness.htm Visit Cumbria - Skinburness]
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Category:Populated coastal places in Cumbria
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