In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Skelton like this:
Skelton, hamlet, Marske near Richmond par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles W. of Richmond.
Skelton through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Skelton has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Richmondshire. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Skelton and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Skelton, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21073
Date accessed: 20th May 2013
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