Skelton
Skelton is a small hamlet in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is within the Yorkshire Dales National Park near the larger village of Marske in Swaledale.Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Skelton, North Yorkshire” and “Skelton, west North Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pillimire Bridge and St Edmund’s Church, Marske.
St Edmund’s Church, Marske
Church
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Edmund's Church is the parish church of Marske, a village near Richmond, North Yorkshire in England. The church was built in the 12th century, from which period part of the nave survives.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marske and Helwith.
Marske
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marske is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England in lower Swaledale on the boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, 5 miles west of Richmond.
Helwith
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Helwith is a hamlet and farm in the civil parish of New Forest, in North Yorkshire, England about 6 miles north-west of Richmond. It lies in the valley of Marske Beck, a tributary of the River Swale, in an area historically important for lead mining. Helwith is situated 2 miles northwest of Skelton.
Marrick
Village
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marrick is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, situated in lower Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the village is approximately 9 miles west of Richmond. Marrick is situated 2 miles southwest of Skelton.
Skelton
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.40307° or 54° 24′ 11″ northLongitude
-1.85571° or 1° 51′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C6WC43V+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 3966771563OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q7534515
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Skelton” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Skelton, North Yorkshire”
- Irish: “Skelton”
- Ladin: “Skelton (North Yorkshire)”
- Ladin: “Skelton”
- Polish: “Skelton (North Yorkshire)”
- Polish: “Skelton”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Orgate Force and Hutton’s Monument.
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