Skelton

Skelton is a small village and civil parish about 7 miles north west of Penrith in the English county of Cumbria. It is on the former route of the B5305 road, which is now about 1 mile to the north.

Places of Interest

Highlights include All Saints Church and Church of St James.

All Saints Church

Church

Photo: Hannah Bentley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

All Saints Church is situated 2 miles east of Skelton.

Church of St James

Church

Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St James is situated 2½ miles southeast of Skelton.

Church of St Michael

Church

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Michael is situated 2½ miles south of Skelton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calthwaite and Unthank.

Calthwaite

Village

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Calthwaite is a small village in rural Cumbria, England, situated between the small market town of Penrith and the larger city of Carlisle. It is within of the civil parish of Hesket and the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness, but historically part of the traditional county of Cumberland.

Unthank

Village

Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Unthank is a village in the civil parish of Skelton, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 39 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Unthank is situated 2½ miles southeast of Skelton.

Skelton

Type: Locality
Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.7493° or 54° 44′ 57″ north

Longitude

-2.8795° or 2° 52′ 46″ west

Elevation

525 feet (160 metres)

Open location code

9C6VP4XC+P5

GeoNames ID

7293209

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