Skelton
Skelton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kilpin, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and a linear settlement on the east bank of the River Ouse.Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 6,540 residents
- Description: village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Skelton, East Riding of Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Howden Dyke Island and Saltmarshe railway station.
Howden Dyke Island
Nature reserve
Photo: Christine Johnstone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howden Dyke Island is a 19-acre island in the River Ouse, Yorkshire. More accurately a shoal between seasonally varying flows, the area regularly above water is roughly 1,380 by 890 feet.
Saltmarshe railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saltmarshe railway station is a railway station on the Hull and Doncaster Branch between Goole and Gilberdyke stations. It serves the village of Laxton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Goole and District Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Paul Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goole and District Hospital is a hospital in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is managed by Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howdendyke and Saltmarshe.
Howdendyke
Village
Photo: George Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howdendyke is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles north of Goole town centre and about 1 mile south of Howden.
Saltmarshe
Village
Photo: Lesley175, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saltmarshe is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Laxton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Ouse, downstream from York, Selby and Goole. Saltmarshe is situated 1½ miles southeast of Skelton.
Goole
Town
Photo: David Locke, CC BY 2.0.
Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire. Goole is situated 2 miles southwest of Skelton.
Skelton
- Categories: hamlet and locality
- Location: Kilpin, East Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.7206° or 53° 43′ 14″ northLongitude
-0.83986° or 0° 50′ 24″ westPopulation
6,540Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB SKLOpen location code
9C5XP5C6+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 76688504OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Skelton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Skelton”
- Dutch: “Skelton, East Riding of Yorkshire”
- French: “Skelton”
- Irish: “Skelton”
- Polish: “Skelton (East Riding of Yorkshire)”
- Polish: “Skelton”
- Swedish: “Skelton, East Riding of Yorkshire”
- Swedish: “Skelton”
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