Skilgate

Skilgate
St John the Baptist
Village Hall
Skilgate Location within Somerset
Population	96 (2001)[1]
OS grid reference	SS985275
District	Somerset West and Taunton
Shire county	Somerset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Taunton
Postcode district	TA4
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Tiverton and Minehead
List of places UK England Somerset 51°02′16″N 3°26′56″W / 51.0378°N 3.4490°W / 51.0378; -3.4490

Skilgate is a village and civil parish 5 miles (8 km) east of Dulverton and 8 miles (13 km) west of Wiveliscombe in the Somerset West and Taunton district of Somerset, England. It has a population of 96.^[1]

The parish, which covers an area of 866 ha,^[1] straddles the boundary of the Exmoor National Park lying on the southern edge of the Brendon Hills, and is close to the border with Devon.