Skeleron
Early-attested site in the Parish of Gisburn
Historical Forms
- Scelleen 1595 PRGis
- Skethorne (sic) 1615 ib
- Skelhorn(e) 1616 1671 J.Webster
- Metallographia, Skellern 1668,1728 PRGis
- Skellaran 1681 ib
Etymology
Skeleron, Scelleen 1595 PRGis, Skethorne (sic)1615 ib, Skelhorn (e )1616 ib, 1671 J. Webster, Metallographia , Skellern 1668, 1728 PRGis, Skellaran 1681 ib, a headland alongside Ings Beck (which is the county boundary). A compound of either OE scelf (ON skjalf) 'shelf of land' or ODan skial 'boundary' with horn 'a projecting headland' would be appropriate.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Dudland Hollins
- Gisburne Park
- Greenbers Hill
- Green Hill
- Horse Pasture
- Ings Laithe
- Long Causeway
- Longlands Plant
- Long Ridge
- Mereley Ing
- Mill Lane
- Gawber Plant
- Moss, Moss Meadow
- Sheep Hill
- Tenters
- Thorny Hill
- Thorny Hole Well
- Thorp Syke
- Throstle Nest
- White Moss
- Whittle Hill
- Anpots Hill
- Beanland Hill
- Green Hill
- Hoober (Hill)
- Lickber Hill
- Pasture Ho
- Pikeley Hill
- White Hill
- Crag (Clough)
- Craven Laithe
- Lane Side
- Middop Hall & Middop Wood
- Little Middop
- Weets
- Needless Hall
- Castle Haugh
- Knot Lane
- Lickber Hill
- Longber Hill
- Middle Breaks
- Old Hall
- Skipton Street
- Adams
- Bank Close
- Beanland Laithe
- Broach Laithe
- Carholme
- Chew Wood
- Cloughs
- Englands Head
- Ing Lane
- Aynhems
- Bonny Blacks
- Clough Beck & Clough Head
- Collaver Syke
- Cringlands Hill
- Eel Beck
- Key Hill
- Matchers
- Moor Close
- Newby Hall
- New Ing
- Ox Close
- Pewitt Hills
- Rakes
- Rimington Bridge, Rimington Brook & Rimington Moor
- Stankhill
- Whitwell Spring
- Windhill Laithe
- Cobers Laithe
- Hard Haw
- Moss Laithe, Moss
- Tosside Beck & Tosside Fold
- Blind Lane
- Bomber Hill
- Castill Laithe
- Coal Pit Lane
- Coppy Hill
- Cow Gill
- Crow Park
- Deep Dale
- Holden Beck & Holden Moor
- Hyles Moor
- Lane Side
- Long Dyke
- Longtons
- Low Gill
- Martin Laithe
- Mill Ho
- North Field
- Oak Clough
- Old Raike
- Owlshaw
- Ox Pasture Wood
- Penny Hill
- Sandy Syke
- Sedgewicks
- Tennel Hill
- Dumber Hill
- Height
- Hortonber Hill
- Paradise
- Rosber Hill
- Saw Hill
- Spring Field Hill
- Stoop Hill
- Street Brow
- Streetland
- Tosber Hill
- Varley Field
- Cold Weather Ho
- New Ho
- Ox Close Clough
- Ridge of Weets
- Rough Pasture
- Stocks
- Sunny Bank
- Nappa Hippings
- Stansfield
- Hull's Delf
- Newsholme Demesne
- Shankers Haugh
- Bow Hills Lane
- Calf Ho
- Chapel Head
- East Beck
- Higher Houses
- Loftrans
- Mill Holme Wood
- Moor Ho
- Nappa Flats
- Paa
- Paa Hill
- Park Ho
- Paythorne Bridge, Paythorne Hills & Paythorne Moor
- Priestbers
- Ray Wood
- Springs Plant
- Tewit Hall
- Twin Gills
- Walton Laithe
- Windy Pike
- Crag Clough
- Cudber Hill
- Dancer Lane
- Denis Field
- Dog Well
- Downham Bridge
- Field Ho
- Gill Beck
- Higher Gills & Lower Gills
- Goodcrooks Laithe
- Halstead Head
- Hollins
- Holme End
- Howcroft
- Howgill Beck
- Ings Beck
- Kellridding
- Low Laithe
- Skell Banks (Syke)
- Stopper Lane
- Stubs Wood
- Swanside Beck
- Tewit Hill
- Thistleber
- Tithe Barn
- Todber Hill
- Tory Log Clough
- Trash Lane
- What Close
- Widow Hill
- The Wood
- Goosemere Height
- Milking Gates Bridge
- Snape Ho
- Gisburn Cotes
- New Shippen
- Rough Hill
- Shuttleworth Hall
- Spittle Syke
- Stirk Ho
- Sullside (Hill)
- Talbot Hill
- Walter Hill
- Willcross
- Bailey Lane
- Bent Ho
- Black Hill
- Bottoms
- Brown Hills
- Burn Ridge
- Calf Ho
- Clough Hall
- Coors
- Cracow Hill
- Dark Wood
- Dob Dale
- Flass
- Flowery Fold Wood
- Geldard Laithe
- Green's Wood
- Hare Stones
- Hartleys
- Hen Gill
- Herd Hill
- Hindley Head
- New Ho
- Skirden Hall
- Burons Laithe
- Ha-Ha Hill
- Horton Beck, Horton Green, Horton Hall & Horton Pasture
- Long Ridge
- Rakes Lane
- Yorsdale
- New Field Edge
- Butts Laithe
- Cow Gate Lane
- Hayber
- Ray Gill
- Dobber Ho
- Neps Lane
- Pitt Hill
- Slack
- Bell Moor
- Bystead Wood
- Carters
- Craven Bank Wood
- Greenbers
- Intake Lane
- Copley
- Cross Hill
- Falshaw Wood
- Kittycaul
- Rose Laithe
- Stoops Lane
- Whytha
- Wolfendale
- Cotter Hill
- Hills Hey
- Mallardale
- Mansell Beck & Mansell Hill
- Mill Lane
- Swinden Clint, Swinden Gill, Swinden Hall & Swinden Moor Head
- Tofts Hill
- Tweed Hill
- Beck Ho
- Coolam
- Crow Trees
- Dam Head
- Houghton Chapel
- Melling Dub
- Olivers
- Trees
- Moor Laithe