Skilgate
Skilgate parish straddles the National Park boundary on the southern edge of the Brendon Hills.
Area: 866ha; area in National Park 105ha
Population 2001 census: 96; occupied households: 39
County: Somerset; District: West Somerset; Ward: Haddon
Meaning of place name: In the Domesday Book it was Scheligate, possibly meaning 'the opening on the boundary.'.
Old Post Office, Skilgate
| From 2001 census | Skilgate | Exmoor average | England average |
| population density: persons per hectare | 0.11 | 0.16 | 3.45 |
| % of population 15yrs old and under | 10.7 (with Upton) | 14.9 | 20.15 |
| % of population 60 yrs old and older | 28.2 (with Upton) | 25.95 | 20.75 |
| % males/ % females | 52/48 (with Upton) | 48/52 | 48/52 |
| average persons per occupied household | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces | 6.1 (with Upton) | 9.92 | 0.64 |
| % population change since 1991 census | +7 | +2 | +4 |
St John the Baptist Church, Skilgate
Skilgate Village Hall