Skelton, west North Yorkshire explained

Country:	England
Coordinates:	54.4033°N -1.8547°W
Official Name:	Skelton
Civil Parish:	Marske
Unitary England:	North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:	North Yorkshire
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:	Richmond
Post Town:	Richmond
Postcode District:	DL11
Postcode Area:	DL
Os Grid Reference:	NZ095008

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]

Notes and References

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