Skelton, west North Yorkshire

Skelton
Skelton is located in North Yorkshire
Skelton
Skelton
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceNZ095008
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Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRichmond
Postcode districtDL11
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54°24′12″N 1°51′17″W / 54.40328°N 1.85467°W / 54.40328; -1.85467

Skelton is a small hamlet in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England.[1] It is within the Yorkshire Dales National Park near the larger village of Marske in Swaledale.[2] Along with the other Skelton's in Yorkshire, the name derives from Old English and means The farm on a shelf of land.[3][4]

During the 17th century, on the moors around Skelton were several lead mines.[5]

Approaching Skelton

References

  1. ^ "Genuki: Marske, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. ^ "History of Skelton, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. ^ Chrystal, Paul (2017). The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales (1 ed.). Catrine: Stenlake. p. 73. ISBN 9781840337532.
  4. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 424. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  5. ^ "Mining and Smelting in the Markse Area, Swaledale" (PDF). www.nmrs.org.uk. 1994. p. 33. Retrieved 10 December 2018.


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