Skelton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ripon
Historical Forms
- Scheltone, Scheldone 1086 DB
- Schelton(a) 12 Font 1349 Ch
- Sceltun, Sceltona 12 1170–80 YCh124
- Skelton 1198 Fount 1228 Ripi 1658 WillS
- Skelton by Rypon 1340 YDviii
Etymology
'Farm on the hillside', v. scelf (with Sk - due to ON influence), tūn ; cf. Skelton YN 16, 293. It is not, of course, connected with the R. Skell which is on the other side of the R. Ure.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- High Bellan, Low Bellan
- Black Sike
- High Burns, Low Burns, Burns Ho
- Dodd Hill
- Dover Castle
- Dowgill Spout
- Wash Dub
- West Cliff
- White Mere
- White Wood
- Wood Head
- Yellow Beck
- Yorke's Folly
- Bank Wood
- Beck Side
- Benny Carr
- Elm Wood
- Gabble Gate
- Hare Heads
- Lurk Beck
- Monk Wall
- Moor Side
- Needham's Crag
- Old Spring Wood
- Riva Hill
- Rocking Stone
- Ross Bridge
- Shaw Beck
- South Wood
- Spring Ho
- Spring Wood
- High Stripe, Low Stripe
- Throstle Nest
- Drayman's Field
- Goose Green
- Green Ho High Green
- North Oaks, South Oaks
- Spring Hill
- Thistle Hill
- Bank Close Wood
- The Green
- New Wood
- Out Barn
- Patient Lane
- St Swithin's Well
- Strait Lane
- Waine Plant
- Bell Banks
- Berrygate Lane
- Grange Wood
- Kelldale
- Lowfield Lane
- Lucan Ho
- The Mount
- Roman Riggs Wood
- Rooker's Close
- Seedfield Plant
- Sharow Cross
- Sharow Hall
- Sharow Mires
- Whinny Hill
- Salmist Beck
- Brown Wood
- Friar's Hurst
- Greensit Batts
- Haw Wood
- Holmtree Lane
- Lawn Bank
- Maple Hill
- Middle Parks
- Moor Hill
- Musterfield
- North Lees Grange
- North Lees Wood
- Old Hob Hill
- Old Sleningford Hall
- Panmimer Wood
- Potgate
- Quarry Ho
- Queen Mary's Dubb
- Railer Lane
- St Helen's Well
- The Sike
- Silver Hill
- Sleningford Grange
- Paddy Wood
- Gooseberry
- The Knoll
- Springfield Ho
- Hollin Wood
- Hood Hole
- Hum Hill
- Moor End
- Oak Wood
- Ox Close
- Park Hill
- Quarry Moor
- St Helen's Well
- Skewfe Fm
- Markenfield Hall
- Marlow Hill
- Mountain Hill
- Park Wall
- The Spring
- Coney Hill
- Ingerthorpe Hall
- Long Lands
- Riddings
- The Sike
- Thwaite Lane
- Hill Ho
- Hollin Hill, Hollin Ho
- Horse Hill Wood
- Kingswood Lane
- Low Bridge
- Markington Beck
- Park Ho, Park Wall
- Richmond Hill
- Rigg Ho
- Watergate Rd, Watergate Wath
- White Lees
- Wormald Green
- Ellarcarr Wood
- Hatton Ho
- Hebden Wood
- Highfield Ho
- Hollin Ho, Hollins
- Monk Wall
- Moorcock Hall
- Shaw Mills
- Shutt Ho
- Thornton Beck
- Thornton Grove
- Thornton Moor
- Jeffrey Crags, Jeffrey Well
- Warren Ho
- Warsill Hall
- Whinny Hill
- Yew Hill
- Ashfield Ho
- Middycar Bank, Middycar Beck
- Myres Hall
- Oven Stone Ridge
- Owlet Bank
- Pencil Dike
- Pickering Gill
- Pickerstones
- Pickhill Gill
- Pinfold Fm
- Ravens Crag
- Rosper Plant
- Rough Ho
- Highfield Top
- Hollin Wood
- North Wood
- Skell Bank
- Spa Gill Wood
- Sun Wood
- Yew Tree Ho
- Bridge Banks
- Coal Pit Wood
- Fountains Gate
- Hencliffe Wood
- Sunny Bank
- Bale Hill Rush
- Birch Hill
- Broker Crags
- Cat Crag
- Chapel Gate
- Clark's Carr
- Clocking Sike
- Crag Garth
- Crook in Fosse Gill
- Crookin Wood
- Dacre Banks
- Dacre Hall
- Dacre Pasture
- Deer Buck Crags
- Deer Ing
- Fernbeck
- Skrikes Wood
- Slacks
- Steel Wood
- Stony Bank
- Stony Grooves
- Street Lane
- Sun Side
- Sylcroft
- Tarn Hole
- Thieveshaugh Gill
- Throstle Nest
- Toft Gate, Toft Riggs
- Vipoints Hill
- Birchfield Ho
- Brimham Hall
- Brimham Lodge
- Brimham Rocks
- Broom Hill
- Burtree Hill
- Catstone Wood
- Clough Gill
- Cornfield Crag, Cornfield Wood
- Cow Close
- Cowfield Close
- Cow Gate
- The Crook
- Dinmore Ho
- Dowgill Hall
- Ell Knowle Wood
- Flask Ho
- Hardcastle Garth
- Low Laithe
- Tanpit Ho
- West Field Fm
- West Wood
- Whin Busk
- White Oak
- Winsley Hall
- Winsleyhurst
- Wise Ing, Wising Ho
- Crags
- Fog Close Ho
- Harton Ho
- Hole House Gill
- Keld Fm
- Kingstone Fm
- Knoll Top
- Lady Well
- Lupton Fold
- Moor Land Ho
- Nor Raikes
- Southergill Well
- Tenter Hill
- Towler Ho
- Wath Lane
- Wheel Ho
- White Houses
- Wild Carr
- Yew Sike
- Street Closes
- Roundabout
- Marrow Flat
- Nunwick Beck
- Fiveponds
- Stainley Hall
- Bishopton Bridge
- Bishopton Cross
- Clova
- Coltsgate Hill
- Coney Garths
- Holmefield Ho
- Lark Hill
- Lead Lane
- Little Harries Lane
- Long Meadow
- The Mount
- North Bridge
- Red Ho
- Green Lane
- Thorpe Lodge
- Demains Beck
- Dordy Flats
- Ings Lane
- Leyton Leys
- Milner Hall
- Monkton Mains
- Nantodd Hill
- The Paddock
- Park Green
- Ryle Hill
- Sell Stub Hill
- Yarrows Hill
- Barrows
- Hob Green
- Hardgate
- Volla Wood Fm
- Rabbit Hill
- Green Bank Wood
- Miss Wood
- Sawley Moor Ho
- Dick Hill
- Duck Ho
- Green Man Gate
- Hell Wath
- Rose Bridge
- Studley Moor
- Wheatbrigs Plant
- Fountains Hall
- Gillet Hill
- Horse Coppice
- Kitchen Bank
- Laver Banks
- Monk Wall
- Robin Hood's Well, Robin Hood's Wood
- Seven Sisters
- Studley Park
- White Fields
- Aldfield Spa
- Cat Crag
- Clip'd Thorn
- Fountains Fm
- Ings Bridge
- Winksley Banks
- Winksley Bridge
- Winksley Moor
- Chapel Bridge
- Common Brae
- Gilman Wood
- Grantley Grange, Grantley Hall
- Grantley Thwaites
- Holborn Bridge
- Hollin Ho
- Raw Fall
- Redmires
- Black Hill
- Blaythorn Hill
- Broad Ing
- Broadfield Lane
- Crag Ho
- Drift Lane
- Grey Stones
- Skelding Moor
- Toft Ridge
- Beasting Fm
- Black Hill
- Brown Hill
- Dike Lane Head
- Fosse Gill
- Gate Hill Fm
- Gill Wood
- Graineings Wood
- The Grange
- Hacklers Hill
- Hag Pits
- Harewell Hall
- Hawkshaw Gill
- The Heights
- Hewithwaite Brow, Hewithwaite Knot
- Heyshaw Moor
- Hill Top
- Hole Bottom
- Hood Gap
- Horse Pasture Ho
- Ings Fm
- Lead Wath
- Loftshaw Gill
- Long Ridge Crags
- Low Hall
- Low Hirst
- Mill Hirst
- Monk Ing
- North Woods
- Oddy Ridge
- Old Wife Ridge
- Oxen Close
- Post Ridge
- Priest's Carr
- Pyefield Ho
- Round Stones
- Rushfield Ho
- Sand Ho
- Saw Horse Crag
- Seaves
- Sheep Crag
- Slade Wham
- Smelt Maria Dike
- Sweet Earth
- Thorn Hill
- Well Bank Ho
- Woodman Wray
- Yokeing Fold
- Backhouse Gill
- Bailis Gap
- Bale Bank
- Bay Croft Hill
- Belcher Gate
- Benny Bent
- Bental Head
- The Bents
- Bents Fm
- Bewerley Hall, Bewerley Park
- Bewerley Moor
- Black Pasture
- Blazefield
- Brandstone Beck, Brandstone Scar
- Calf Haugh
- Castlestead
- Cat Loup Dub
- Caygill Moss
- Cock Hill
- Cranberry Gill, Cranberry Moss
- Cross Gill
- Duck Street
- Eagle Hall
- Fat Ewe Grain
- Flat Moor
- Fleak Gate
- High Fold, Low Fold
- Fosse Gill
- Foulshaw Crags
- Fox Crags
- Fox Gill Brae
- Gill Bank
- Grassfield Ho
- Green Head
- Green Moor
- Grey Crag
- Hardcastle Moor
- Harrop Carr
- Haver Garth
- Hindmes Wood
- The Hole, Hole Bottom
- Hollin Close, Hollin Crags, Hollin Hill
- Ivin Waite
- Ladies' Riggs
- Lamb Hill
- Laverock Ho
- Leadhouse Ing
- Leaper Bank
- Lily Green
- London
- Lords Hall
- Low Moor
- Low Wood
- Maxfield Plain
- Mere Crag
- Middle Tongue
- Mosscar
- Nabs
- Noon Stone
- Nought Bank
- Old Butts
- Parker Wood
- Partridge Garth
- Peat Lane
- Pewit Plain
- Pincher Hill
- Pinnacle Hill
- Ravens Gill
- Raven's Nest
- Ravenstone Moor
- Red Brae
- Red Mires
- Rock Ho
- Rodwell Ho
- Round Hill
- Sand Gill
- Well Ho
- Boat Crag
- Fiddlers Green
- Hag Wood
- Hartwith Crags, Hartwith Moor
- Hawk Crag
- Haxby Hippings
- Hazel Bank
- Hedge Nook
- High Rush
- Hollin Wood
- Horse Wood
- Summer Wood
- Bale Hill
- Beck Head
- Bedlam
- Birkenshaw Wood
- Bishop Keld, Bishop's Moor
- Black Dike
- Blazefield
- Book Ho
- Bottoms
- Braithwaite Sike
- Brownstay Ridge
- Bruce Ho
- Burnt Heath
- Byril Beck
- Carle Edge
- Church Green
- Cliff (Ho)
- Collar Stoop
- Combs Ridge
- Cow Close Wood
- Crag Houses
- Far Beck
- Green Brackens
- High Plain
- High Ruckles
- Hole Crag
- Howson Ridge
- Inglay Crags
- Kell Ho
- Kiln Hill
- Knott (Side)
- Laverock Hall
- Madge Hill
- Near Beck
- North Sike Ho
- Oven Crags
- Park Crag
- Pateley Moor
- Pie Gill Green
- Quarry Ho
- Raikes
- Rays Fm
- Round Hills
- Sand Holme
- Scot Gate Ash
- The Sike
- Silver Hill
- The Tarn
- Skelton Windmill, Windmill Field
- Moses Hill
- Luncarr Lane
- Hallgarth Hill
- Castle Dikes
- Spring Hill
- Dallamires
- Green Royd
- Greystone Lane
- The Grove
- High Common
- Hillshaw Hill
- Skellfield Ho
- Little Studley
- Ure Bank
- Yorecroft
- Bellwood
- Bland Close
- Broadfields
- Chapel Garths
- Southlands
- Brickley Hill
- Broad Oak Wood
- Coney Hill
- Crow Wood
- Drake Pits Wood
- Farnley Grange
- Fish Pond
- Fountains Park
- Galand Bridge
- Green Wood
- Hagworm Wood
- Bank Top
- Barkhouse Bank
- Barrowgarth
- Black Ho
- Bog Ho
- Bowes Green Fm
- Careless Ho
- Cishole Wood
- Colber Beck, Colber Ho
- Coldbeck Ho
- Thornton Woods
- Watergate
- West End
- West Hall
- Windy Hill
- Woodfield Fm
- Beck Ho
- Booth Wood
- Calf Haugh
- High Moor
- High North Fm
- Brook Ho
- Hallgates Fm
- Hazel Hill
- Hebden Beck, Hebden Bridge
- High Wood
- Hind Ho
- Hog Hall
- Hollin Hill
- Knoxtone Crag
- Lacon Cross, Lacon Hall
- The Lord's Nab
- Low Gate
- Low Wood
- Middle Ridge
- Sawley Green
- Scale Beck
- High Spring, Low Spring
- Toldrum
- Wet Car Wood
- Wine Wife Well
- Yaudhouse Head
- Beggars' Bridge
- Bellhole Lathe
- Brim Bray Pond, Brim Ho
- Eavestone Moor
- Grey Crag
- Moss Hills
- Norberry Hill
- Slape Wath
- Smaden Head
- Whinney Hill
- White Whams
- Rye Bank
- Moor Lane
- Toldrum
- Baal Crags, Baal Ridge
- Bents
- Broad Crags
- Dent Crag
- Folly Gill Bridge
- Water Gate Beck
- Birch Wood
- Eppage Wood
- Graffa Crag
- Knox Hall
- Noon Stone
- Parson Stoop
- Rocking Stones
- Smelthouses
- Spa Well, Spa Wood
- Stelling Crag
- Summer Bridge
- Well Ho
- East Heads
- The Grange
- Hell Hole
- Old Well Ho
- Stock Plain
- Tiplady
- Bragget
- The Carrs
- Mulwith Wood
- Newby Hall
- Church Wood
- Hag Pot
- High Barn
- High Common
- High Moor
- Howdlands
- Linghills
- Skelton Grange
- Givendale Grange
- Scour Gutter
- Sugar Hill
- Bogs Ho
- Brier Hill
- Haver Hill
- Hungry Hill
- Low Wood
- Mickleberry Hill
- Oxforth Hill
- Ray Lane
- Red Ho
- Sunny Banks
- Warren Hill
- Whinny Hills
- Beats Well
- Black Heath
- Black Wood
- Spigot Hall
- The Stell
- Straw Ho
- Triplins Lane
- Water Lane
- White Pond
- Burntroots Plant
- Hall Garth
- Hollin Head
- Piney Moor
- Red Ho
- Spring Wood
- Thieves Gill
- Ash Bank
- Double Gates Fm
- Ellington Banks
- Gooseberry Grange
- Fisher Green
- Kangel Cross
- Southgate Ho
- Hollin Hall
- Croft Lane
- Yorbus Ho
- Abbey Fall Wood
- Hincks Hall, Hincks Wood
- Greenhill Fm
- Throstle Nest
- North Owl
- Cross Gates
- Mill Gill
- Sawley Hall
- Huller Stones
- Birkby Nab
- Roman Ridge
- Hook Gill
- Kendale Wood
Early-attested site
- Braisty Woods
- Brimham
- Winsley
- Wath
- Mulwith
- Athelstan's Cross
- Humberwell
- Wainforth Wood
- Dole Bank
- Birka Carr
- Butterton Bridge
- Gowbusk
- Hungate
- North Pasture
- Risplith
- Sunley Rains
- Studley Royal
- Laitholf
- Woodhouse Fm
- Bollershaw
- Fell Beck
- Fell Beck Bridge
- Glasshouses
- Harefield
- Breckamore
- Aismunderby Close, Aismunderby
- Bondgate
- Magdalen's Fm
- Skittergate Gutter
- Formby
- Haddockstones
- How Hill, formerly Herlshow
- Layther Hill
- Morker
- Swanley Grange
- Raventofts Ho
- North Studley
- Fountains Abbey
- Horsley Gate
- Mallard Grange
- North Ho
- Bridgehouse Gate
- Cold Stones, Cold Stones Fold
- Greenhow Hill, Greenhow Moss, Greenhow Sike
- Guise Cliff
- Hardcastle
- Moor Houses
- Riggs Ho, Riggs Mill
- Pateley Bridge
- Yeadon
- Eastwick
- Bellflask
- Ailcy Hill
- Bishopton
- Mankin Lane
- Risaw
- Whitcliffe
- Weather Hills
- Barsneb
- Wallerthwaite
- Gill Moor
- Plumpton Hall
- Mackershaw
- Banger Houses
- Braithwaite Intake
- Foldshaw
- Heyshaw
- High Rails
- Palleys Crags
- Plumpton Stoop
- Wilsill
- Feedale Fm
- Hewick Bridge
- Nunwick Thorns
- North Lees
- Penny Croft
- Ripon Parks
- Sleningford
- Redley
- Allhallows Hill
- Deep Gills
- The Dean
- Kettle Spring
- Knaresford
Major Settlement
- High Bishopside & Low Bishopside
- Nunwick
- Ripon
- Markingfield Hall
- Warsill
- Grantley
- Bewerley
- Sharow
- Clotherholme
- Bishop Monkton
- Bishop Thornton
- Eavestone
- Studley Roger
- Lindrick
- Aldfield
- Hartwith
- Givendale
- Bridge Hewick
- Copt Hewick
- Sutton Grange
- Westwick
- Markington
- Winksley
- Dacre
- Newby
- North Stainley
- Littlethorpe
- Ingerthorpe
- Sawley
- Skelding