River Skell
The River Skell is a 12-mile-long tributary of the River Ure in North Yorkshire, England. Its source is in boggy ground on moorland 2 miles north of Pateley Bridge.Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Skell”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bishopton Bridge and Ripon Cathedral.
Ripon Cathedral
Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, and until 1836 known as Ripon Minster, is a cathedral in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England.
Outwood Academy Ripon
School
Outwood Academy Ripon is a small mixed secondary school with academy status situated in the city of Ripon, in North Yorkshire, England. It provides for ages 11 to 18, and has an enrolment of around 700 pupils.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ripon and Ure Bank.
Ripon
Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ripon is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, with a population in 2024 of 17,000. Its main attraction is the cathedral, and the nearby UNESCO World Heritage Site of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Ure Bank
Neighborhood
Ure Bank is a suburb of the city of Ripon, in North Yorkshire, England. It developed as a small settlement in the nineteenth century before being officially included as part of the city in the early years of the 20th century, and is located 1 mile north of Ripon city centre, across the River Ure. Ure Bank is situated 1½ miles northeast of River Skell.
River Skell
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Skell from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Skell” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Skell”
- Dutch: “River Skell”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سكيل”
- Swedish: “River Skell”
- Welsh: “Afon Skell”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bishopton and Studley Roger.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ripon Community Hospital and River Laver.
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