North Skelton

Double Bridge, the first bridge is disused, the second carries the freight line from Boulby Mine
North Skelton is located in North Yorkshire
North Skelton
North Skelton
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceNZ699188
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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England
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54°33′25″N 0°59′06″W / 54.557°N 0.985°W / 54.557; -0.985

North Skelton is a village in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England.

The village is 1 mile (2 km) south of Skelton-in-Cleveland, and just south of the A174 road between Thornaby and Whitby.[1] North Skelton experienced a boom in the 1870s when North Skelton Mine opened. The mine was the deepest of all of the Cleveland Ironstone workings and its shaft extended to over 720 feet (220 m) in depth.[2] The mine produced over 25,000,000 tonnes (28,000,000 tons) of iron ore between its opening in 1872 and its closure in 1964.[3][4]

St Peter's Church

North Skelton railway station was on the line between Teesside and Whitby West Cliff. It opened in 1902 and closed in 1951. The line is still open to carry freight from Skinningrove Steelworks and Boulby Mine.[5][6]

North Skelton lends its name to an English Long Sword Dance performed in the area.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ "306" (Map). Middlesbrough & Hartlepool. 1;25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319245583.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Chris (20 January 2014). "The end of an era". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. ^ "North Skelton Mine - Northern Mine Research Society". nmrs.org.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Durham Mining Museum - North Skelton (Ironstone)". www.dmm.org.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Disused Stations: North Skelton Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  6. ^ "North Skelton Railway Station". www.nymcam.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  7. ^ Porter, Ian (12 January 2009). "Swords and Ploughs". BBC News. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  8. ^ Mitchel, W R (12 June 2008). "Morris travellers". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  9. ^ Buxton, L H Dudley, ed. (1927). "The 'North Skelton' Sword Dance". The Journal of the English Folk Dance Society. 1. London: Oxford University Press: 28. ISSN 1756-0985.

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