Skelton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kilpin, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and a linear settlement on the east bank of the River Ouse. It is situated about south-east of Howden and south-east from the county town of York. Skelton lies within the constituency of Goole and Pocklington. In 1931 the parish had a population of 258.

The name Skelton derives from the Old English scelftūn meaning 'settlement on a shelf of land'.

Civil parish

Skelton was formerly a township in the parish of Howden, from 1866 Skelton was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Kilpin, Eastrington and Howden.

See also

  • Goole railway swing bridge, also known as the Skelton viaduct

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