Skelton

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English

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Etymology

From Old English scylfe (“deck, shelf”) +‎ tun (“town”). Doublet of Shelton. The alteration of /ʃ/ to /sk/ is down to Old Norse influence.

Proper noun

Skelton (countable and uncountable, plural Skeltons)

  1. Any of several villages in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4335). [1]
    2. A linear village on the River Ouse in Kilpin parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE7625).
    3. A village and civil parish in city of York district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5756). [2]
    4. A town, otherwise known as Skelton-in-Cleveland, in Skelton and Brotton parish, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ6619).
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. An extinct town in Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana, now flooded by Gibson Lake.
    2. A township in Warrick County, Indiana.
    3. A township in Carlton County, Minnesota.
    4. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English from the place names.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Cumbria)
  2. ^ Parish map (York)

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