Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SKELTON

SKELTON, a village, s township, a parish, and a sub-district, in the district of York and N. R. Yorkshire. The village stands near the river Ouse, 2 miles SSE of Shipton r. station, and 4 NW by N of York; and has a post-office under York. The township lies chiefly in Overton parish, and comprises 2,320 acres. Real property, £3,818. Pop., 316. Houses, 64. S. Lodge and Fairfield are chief residences.—The parish comprises only a part of the township with a pop. of 61. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £80.* Patron, J. Hepworth, Esq.—The sub-district contains also three other townships and two other parishes. Acres, 7,698. Pop., 1,533. Houses, 313.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a village, s township, a parish, and a sub-district"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Skelton AP/CP/Tn       Skelton SubD       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Skelton By York

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