▁former ▁civil ▁parish ▁in ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Boston ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Lincoln shire , ▁England . ▁Sk ir beck ▁is ▁a ▁long ▁v - sh aped ▁formation ▁wrapped ▁around ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁Boston ▁parish . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Boston ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Pil gr im ▁w ard ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bor ough ▁Council . ▁ ▁Sk ir beck ▁includes ▁the ▁ham let ▁and ▁former ▁civil ▁parish ▁of ▁Sk ir beck ▁Qu arter ▁which ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁With am ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁separate ▁parish ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁History ▁That ▁name ▁origin ates ▁from ▁the ▁words ▁" sk ir n " ▁and ▁" be kk r " ▁meaning ▁" clear ▁stream ". ▁ ▁Sk ir beck ▁appears ▁in ▁two ▁entries ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁of ▁ 1 0 8 6 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁recorded ▁as ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 2 ▁households ▁and ▁had ▁two ▁churches ▁and ▁two ▁fish eries . ▁ ▁St ▁Leon ards ▁Hospital ▁for ▁ten ▁poor ▁people , ▁was ▁founded ▁around ▁ 1 2 2 0 ▁and ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁H osp it all ers ▁of ▁St ▁John ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 2 3 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁un ited ▁with ▁the ▁Pre cept ory ▁at ▁M alt by . ▁In ▁ 1 5 4