Skellingthorpe - Skeyton

Skellingthorpe (St. Lawrence)

SKELLINGTHORPE (St. Lawrence), a parish, in the Lower division of the wapentake of BoothbyGraffo, parts of Kesteven, union and county of Lincoln, 5½ miles (W.) from Lincoln; containing 533 inhabitants. The parish comprises 5462a. 1r. 8p. of land, chiefly the property of Christ's Hospital, Loudon. The Fosse Dyke navigation, connecting the rivers Trent and Witham, passes within a quarter of a mile of the village. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £6. 18. 9.; net income, £31; patron and impropriator, the Master of Spital Hospital: the tithes were commuted for land and corn-rents in 1804. The church is an ancient structure. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

Skellow

SKELLOW, a township, in the parish of Owston, union of Doncaster, Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York, 5½ miles (N. N. W.) from Doncaster; containing 206 inhabitants, and comprising by computation 1000 acres. The tithes were commuted for land in 1801.

Skelmanthorpe

SKELMANTHORPE, a hamlet, in the township of Cumberworth, parishes of High Hoyland and Emley, union of Huddersfield, wapentake of Staincross and Agbrigg, W. riding of York, 7 miles (S. E. by E.) from Huddersfield; containing 1420 inhabitants. It comprises about 1430 acres of profitable land; the substratum contains freestone of excellent quality, and some coal. The inhabitants are partly employed in the manufacture of worsted and silk goods, for which there are several mills, and in the weaving of fancy waistcoatings. A fair for cattle and pigs is held at Michaelmas. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. On the inclosure of Cumberworth common, seven acres were allotted to this hamlet, now producing £10. 10. per annum, of which £6 are paid to a schoolmaster, and the remainder distributed among the poor.

Skelmersdale

SKELMERSDALE, a chapelry, in the parish and union of Ormskirk, hundred of West Derby, S. division of Lancashire, 4 miles (E. S. E.) from Ormskirk, on the road to Wigan; containing 691 inhabitants. At the time of the Domesday survey, this place was held by Uctred; and William Dacre subsequently held the manor under Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. In the reign of Henry VIII., Skelmersdale had become the property of the Gerards of Brynne. Sir Thomas Bootle, in 1751, purchased the estate and manor of Henry Ashurst, Esq.; and the place now gives the title of Baron to the family of Bootle-Wilbraham. The chapelry comprises 1774 acres, whereof 108 are common. Coal is abundant, and there is a quarry of stone. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Vicar of Ormskirk; net income, £142. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £220. The chapel, dedicated to St. Paul, was built in 1776, and enlarged in 1822, and is a neat structure with a campanile tower. A parochial school has an income of £45, arising partly from an endowment by Evan Swift, Esq., in 1720.

Skelsmergh

SKELSMERGH, a township, in the parish, union, and ward of Kendal, county of Westmorland, 2½ miles (N. by E.) from Kendal; containing 293 inhabitants. It is bounded by the small rivers Kent, Mint, and Sprint, upon which are some corn, worsted, bobbin, and dye-wood mills. Here are the remains of a chapel dedicated to St. John the Baptist; and at Doddington-Green is a chapel for Roman Catholics.

Skelton (St. Mary)

SKELTON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Penrith, Leath ward, E. division of Cumberland; containing, with the townships of Lamonby and Unthank, 788 inhabitants, of whom 314 are in Skelton township, 6¾ miles (N. W. by W.) from Penrith. Freestone and limestone are obtained here. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £43. 3. 6½.; net income, £294; patrons, the President and Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The tithes of Skelton township have been commuted for £110, and the glebe consists of 33 acres. The church is an ancient structure, thoroughly repaired in 1794: it formerly contained a richly-endowed chantry. A free school, erected in 1750 by Isaac Milner, was endowed in 1817 by the Rev. Joseph Nelson with £1000, now producing upwards of £32 a year.

Skelton

SKELTON, a township, in the parish and union of Howden, wapentake of Howdenshire, E. riding of York, 2 miles (S. E. by S.) from Howden; containing 212 inhabitants. The township is situated on the left bank of the river Ouse, which almost surrounds it, and sometimes overflows the lower parts. It consists of about 1560 acres of land, nearly flat, and a large portion growing wheat and potatoes; the soil is various. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment in 1809. There is a Wesleyan meeting-house.

Skelton (All Saints)

SKELTON (All Saints), a parish, in the wapentake of Bulmer, N. riding of York, 3¾ miles (N. W. by N.) from York, on the road to Easingwould; containing 89 inhabitants. The parish is bounded by the river Ouse on the south and west, on which sides it is also skirted by the York and Newcastle railway. It comprises 2406 acres; the surface is level, the soil a strong clay, and the lands well wooded. The township of Skelton is partly in this parish, but chiefly in that of Overton; and contains 367 inhabitants: it is celebrated for its rural beauty, and is the residence of many genteel families. Skelton Hall was the site of a monastery attached to St. Mary's Abbey at York; it has a park of 100 acres. The living is a rectory; net income, £116; patron, Joshua Hepworth, Esq. The church is a small but very handsome edifice, a curious model of the early English style, with decorated portions; it is sometimes called Little St. Peter, having been built with the stone that remained after the erection of the south transept of York Minster. Two gold coins of Edward I. were lately found near the surface of the land; and a Roman urn, containing ashes, was discovered in 1841.

Skelton (All Saints)

SKELTON (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Guisborough, E. division of the liberty of Langbaurgh, N. riding of York; containing, with the township of Moorsholm with Girrick, and that of Stanghoe, 1053 inhabitants, of whom 628 are in Skelton township, 4 miles (N. E. by N.) from Guisborough. This place was given at the Conquest to Robert de Brus, a Norman baron who came over with William, and who erected a castle here, of which scarcely any vestiges remain, the whole having been modernised in 1794. From this baron descended some of the kings of Scotland, and the present family of Bruce, marquesses of Ailesbury. A market, originally held on Sunday, but subsequently altered to Saturday, and a fair at Whitsuntide, have been both discontinued. The parish forms part of the district of Cleveland, and comprises by measurement 11,460 acres, of which about two-thirds are arable, and one-third pasture; the soil on the high lands is light, and in the low grounds a strong clay. The loftier parts command a fine view of the ocean, by which the parish is bounded on the north. The living is a perpetual curacy, with that of Brotton annexed; net income, £137; patron and appropriator, the Archbishop of York, whose tithes in Skelton have been commuted for £505: the incumbent has a glebe of 32 acres. The church is an ancient structure. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

Skelton

SKELTON, a hamlet, in the parish of Marsk, union of Richmond, wapentake of Gilling-West, N. riding of York; containing 70 inhabitants. This village stands about a mile west of that of Marsk, a little to the north of the road between Richmond and Reeth, and upon the south-western bank of a tributary of the Swale. It has a mansion of considerable antiquity, formerly owned successively by the families of Williams, Bathurst, Turner, and Stapleton.

Skelton

SKELTON, a chapelry, in the parish and liberty of Ripon, W. riding of York, 4 miles (S. E. by E.) from Ripon; containing 403 inhabitants. The chapelry comprises by computation 1200 acres of land, a large portion of which is the property of Earl de Grey: the village is seated on the river Ure, about two miles and a half west-north-west of Boroughbridge. The chapel, a handsome building in the early English style, was erected in 1811 by Earl de Grey and the inhabitants, jointly: the living is a perpetual curacy, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Ripon, and has a net income of £87. The tithes have been commuted for £135 per annum.

Skelwith.—See Coniston, Monk.

SKELWITH.—See Coniston, Monk.

Skendleby (St. Peter)

SKENDLEBY (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Spilsby, Wold division of the wapentake of Candleshoe, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 4 miles (N. E. by N.) from Spilsby; containing 289 inhabitants. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £4. 0. 5.; net income, £155; patron and impropriator, Lord Willoughby de Eresby. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

Skenfreth, or Skenfrith (St. Bridget)

SKENFRETH, or Skenfrith (St. Bridget), in the division and hundred of Skenfreth, union and county of Monmouth, 7½ miles (N. N. W.) from Monmouth; containing 610 inhabitants. The parish comprises by measurement 4650 acres; the soil in the low grounds is a stiff loam, but on the elevated lands is light. The views are beautiful, especially from the Graig Hill, whence ten counties may be seen. The river Monnow intersects a small portion of the parish opposite the village, and is crossed by a bridge erected in 1824, at the expense of £1000, defrayed by the county: by the construction of this bridge, the road from Ross to Abergavenny was shortened six miles. There are quarries of good flagstone, and of stone for making roads. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £5. 16. 10½., in the patronage of Mrs. S. Pugh, and endowed with a portion of the impropriate tithes: the incumbent's tithes have been commuted for £115, and the glebe consists of 17 acres. The church consists of a nave, chancel, and aisles, with a low square tower; the pulpit is of stone, and in the north aisle is an altartomb to John Morgan and Anne his wife, with the date 1564. Of the ancient castle here, standing on the west bank of the Monnow, and apparently of a date anterior to the Conquest, nothing remains but the keep and outer wall; it was defended by six towers, and by a moat supplied from the river.

Skerne

SKERNE, a parish, in the union of Driffield, Bainton-Beacon division of the wapentake of Harthill, E. riding of York, 2¼ miles (S. E. by S.) from Great Driffield; containing 213 inhabitants. It comprises about 2600 acres: the village is pleasantly situated, and the Driffield canal bounds the parish on the east. There is a large mill for grinding bones for manure. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £71; patrons and impropriators, the family of Arkwright. The church has been completely restored at the expense of the patrons; the roof is entirely new, and the fittings up now present an exceedingly chaste appearance. The Wesleyans have a meeting-house.

Skerton

SKERTON, a township, in the parish of Lancaster, hundred of Lonsdale south of the Sands, N. division of Lancashire, ¾ of a mile (N.) from Lancaster; containing 1665 inhabitants. This place, in the Domesday survey "Schertune," was held by the Saxon Earl Tosti; and is named among the possessions of the crown in the 6th of Henry III., when it gave name to a family who held it by reeveship. Skerton was accounted a manor among the estates of John of Gaunt in 1361, and in the 16th of Henry VII. was held as a manor by Sir James Laurence; but in subsequent inquisitions, it is not styled a manor. The township, which is separated from Lancaster by the river Lune, comprises 1177 acres, and commands a beautiful view of the castle and town of Lancaster. The village is large, and chiefly occupied by persons out of trade, and by farmers and their labourers. On the Lune is a considerable salmonfishery; and there are some marble-works in the township. The railway from Lancaster to Carlisle, after crossing the river, passes through Skerton. Among the mansions and seats are Ryelands, the property of Jonathan Dunn, Esq., and Richmond House, that of John Walmsley, Esq. A church, dedicated to St. Luke, was built in 1833, at a cost of £1200: the living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of Five Trustees; net income, £100. A free school was built by Jane Jephson, and endowed with £10 a year by Henry Williamson in 1767. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for £74.

Sketchley

SKETCHLEY, a hamlet, in the parish of AstonFramville, union of Hinckley, hundred of Sparkenhoe, S. division of the county of Leicester, 1¼ mile (S. by W.) from Hinckley; containing 47 inhabitants. Here was formerly a chapel.

Skewsby

SKEWSBY, a hamlet, in the parish of Dalby, union of Easingwould, wapentake of Bulmer, N. riding of York, 8¾ miles (E. by N.) from Easingwould; containing 105 inhabitants. It is situated on a tributary of the Derwent, and about a mile west of Dalby.

Skeyton (All Saints)

SKEYTON (All Saints), a parish; in the union of Aylsham, hundred of South Erpingham, E. division of Norfolk, 3½ miles (E. by S.) from Aylsham; containing 351 inhabitants. It comprises 1264a. 1r. 8p., of which about 1000 acres are arable, 197 pasture, and 57 woodland; the surface is varied, and one of the tributary streams of the river Bure runs on the south-west. The living is a discharged rectory, with that of Oxnead and the vicarage of Buxton annexed, valued in the king's books at £9. 10.; net income, £646; patron, S. Bignold, Esq. The tithes of the parish have been commuted for £343. The church is a small structure in the later English style, with a square embattled tower, and is situated on an eminence.