Skelton, Richmondshire

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]

Skelton
Skelton
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceNZ095008
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRichmond
Postcode districtDL11
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

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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