ness, 5 miles S. E. from Patrington ;
inhabitants, 201 ; a perpetual curacy;
patron, the Rev. N. Holme.

Skelbrook, W. R. (8) a town-
ship in the parish of South Kirkby,
wapentake of Osgoldcross, 7 miles
N. W. from Doncaster; inhabitants,
115 ; a perpetual curacy; patron, J.
Perrin, Esq.

Skelda, W.R, (4) a small hamlet
in the township and parish of Marton ;
wapentake of Staincliffe, 8 miles W.
from Skipton.

Skelden, W. R, (5) a township in
the parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapen-
take of Claro, 5 miles W. from Ripon;
inhabitants, 56.

Skelderskew Grange, N. R. (2)
a hamlet in the township of Common-
dale, parish of Guisborough, wapen-
take of Langbarugh, 6 miles S. E. from
Guisborough. This place formerly be-
longed to the priory of Baysdale.

Skelderslow, W. R. (7) a small
hamlet in the township of Quick, pa-
rish of Rochdale, Lancashire, wapen-
take of Agbrigg, 3 miles W. from Dob-
cross.

Skelgill, N.R. (1) a small ham-
let in the township of Low Abbotside,
parish of Aysgarth, wapentake of Hang
West, 2 miles W, from Askrigg.

Skell, W. R. (5) a small river
which rises near Pateley Bridge, when
taking an eastern course, it flows by
Skelton, Grantley, and Fountains Ab-
bey, to Ripon, where it joins the Ure. It
supplies the inhabitants of Ripon with
excellent water.

Skellow, W.R. (8) a township in
the parish of Owston, wapentake of
Osgoldcross, 5 miles N. from Doncas-
ter ; inhabitants, 146. Skellow Grange
is the seat of Godfrey Higgins, Esq.

Skelmanthorpe, W. R. (8) a
hamlet in the township of Cumber-
worth, parishes of High Hoyland and
Emley, wapentake of Agbrigg, 6 miles
N. from Penistone.

Skelton, W. R. (5) a township in
the parish of Ripon, wapentake of Claro,
2 miles N.W. from Boroughbridge;
inhabitants, 314.

Skelton, E. R. (8) a township in
the parish of Howden, wapentake of
Howdenshire, 2 miles S. from Howden;
inhabitants, 221. Sand Hall, in this
township, is the seat of John Schole-
field, Esq.

Skelton, W. R. (5) a small ham-
let in the township and parish of Leeds,
wapentake of Skyrack, 1 mile S. E.
from Leeds.

Skelton, N. R. (5) a parish and
township in the wapentake of Bulmer,
4 miles N. E. from York ; inhabitants,
273; a rectory, value 5/.; patron,
Joshua Hep worth, Esq. Part of the
township is in the adjoining parish of
Overton ; the church is a curious and
interesting fabric; it is said to have
been built with the stones that re-
mained after the south cross of York
minster had been finished. Part of the
township is in the adjoining parish of
Overton.

Skelton, N. R. (1) a hamlet in the
township and parish of Marske, wapen-
take of Gilling West, 5 miles W. from
Richmond.

Skelton, N. R. (2) a parish and
township in the wapentake of Lang-
barugh, 3 miles N. E. from Guisbo-
rough ; inhabitants, 791 ; a perpetual
curacy; patron, the Archbishop of
York. Skelton Castle, the seat of John
Wharton, Esq. is built on the site of
an ancient fortress erected by Robert
de Brus, soon after the conquest; a
few traces of antiquity are to be found
in the kitchen and other offices of the
present edifice, which is a noble em-
battled mansion, presenting a most ex-
tensive front: it is situated on the
brink of a rivulet, widened by art: it
came by purchase to the Wharton fa-
mily, about half a century since: it
was till his death, in 1785, the seat of
John Hall Stevenson, Esq., author of
^<( Crazy Tales ;” an accomplished scho-
lar, whose writings ^fpartake more of
the school of Epicurus, than of the'