Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SKELTON

SKELTON, a township in Howden parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 2 miles SSE of Howden. Acres, 1,545. Real property, £2,768. Pop., 305. Houses, 58. The manor belongs to R. Schofield, Esq. There is a Wesleyan chapel.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Howden AP/CP       Skelton CP/Tn       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Skelton

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