Skelding, North Yorkshire
| Skelding | |
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Skelding Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 40 (2016 estimate) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Skelding is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 6 miles (10 km) west of Ripon, on the north bank of the River Skell. There is no village in the parish. The population of the parish was estimated at 40 in 2016.[1]
The parish now shares a grouped parish council with the civil parishes of Grantley, Sawley and Eavestone, known as the Grantley, Sawley, Skelding and Eavestone Parish Council.[2] Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.[3] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
History
The name "Skelding" means 'Head of the River Skell valley'.[4] Skelding was formerly a township in the parish of Ripon,[5] in 1866 Skelding became a separate civil parish.[6]
References
- ^ "Parish population estimates 2016". Data North Yorkshire. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Parish council website". Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "History of Skelding, in Harrogate and West Riding". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Skelding Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "History of Skelding, in Harrogate and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Skelding Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 February 2024.