In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Skiplam like this:

SKIPLAM, a township in Kirkdale parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 4 miles NE of Helmsley. Acres, 2,760. Real property, with Bransdale, £1,674. Pop. of S. alone, 87. Houses, 8.

Skiplam through time

Skiplam is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Skiplam itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Skiplam, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14229

Date accessed: 17th November 2025


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