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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Skelton on Ure like this:
SKELTON, a township-chapelry, with a village, in Ripon parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Ure, 2½ miles WNW of Borough bridge r. station. It has a post-office, of the name of S.-on-Ure, under Ripon. Acres, 879. Real property, £2,516. Pop., 282. Houses, 73. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £90.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of R. The church is good; and there is a national school.
Skelton on Ure is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Skelton on Ure itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Skelton on Ure, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14225
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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