English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Skelton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Skelton

Historical Forms

  • Sc(h)eltun 1086 DB 1130–5 YCh

Etymology

Later forms are the same as for Skelton (Bulm) 16supra .The interpretation is discussed under that name.