Skelton | |
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Location within
North Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | NZ095008 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Richmond |
Postcode district | DL11 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
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]
Skelton | |
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Location within
North Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | NZ095008 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Richmond |
Postcode district | DL11 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
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]