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.

Skipton Bridge, Skipton Castle & Skipton Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Skipton

Historical Forms

  • Castrum de Skipton, castro de Skipton 1297 BltComp33d 1323 Ass3
  • Skipton Castell 1613 PRSk

Etymology

( 1665 Visit ) ( Castrum de Skipton , castro de Skipton 1297BltComp 33d, 1323Ass 3, Skipton Castell 1613 PRSk ) ( 1858O.S. ) , v. brycg , castel ( here the medieval castle ) , mōr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement