In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Skelton By York like this:
SKELTON, a village, s township, a parish, and a sub-district, in the district of York and N. R. Yorkshire. The village stands near the river Ouse, 2 miles SSE of Shipton r. station, and 4 NW by N of York; and has a post-office under York. The township lies chiefly in Overton parish, and comprises 2,320 acres. ...
Real property, £3,818. Pop., 316. Houses, 64. S. Lodge and Fairfield are chief residences.—The parish comprises only a part of the township with a pop. of 61. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £80.* Patron, J. Hepworth, Esq.—The sub-district contains also three other townships and two other parishes. Acres, 7,698. Pop., 1,533. Houses, 313.
Skelton by York through time
Skelton By York is now part of York district. Click here for graphs and data of how York has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Skelton By York itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Skelton by York, in York and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21075
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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