In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Skelsmergh like this:
SKELSMERGH, a township in Kendal parish, Westmoreland; 2 miles NE of Kendal. Real property, with Patton, £6,675. Pop. of S. alone, 325. Houses, 55. There are corn, worsted, and bobbin mills, and a Roman Catholic chapel.
Skelsmergh through time
Skelsmergh is now part of South Lakeland district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Lakeland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Skelsmergh itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Skelsmergh, in South Lakeland and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4949
Date accessed: 28th March 2025
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