A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Skelton (or Skelton in Cleveland), market town, par., and township, North-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles NE. of Guisbrough - par., 15,724 ac., pop. 15,333; township, 4203ac., pop. 7820; town, pop. 9374; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Wednesday. Skelton is a local government district, and has extensive iron mines. Skelton Castle (12th century), once the property of the Fauconbergs, has been greatly modernised.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town, parish and township" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Skelton With Brotton AP/CP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place names: | SKELTON | SKELTON IN CLEVELAND | SKELTON OR SKELTON IN CLEVELAND |
| Place: | Skelton in Cleveland |
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