Skelton in Cleveland is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire.
Other places in the parish include: Skinningrove, Skelton with Manless Green, Saltburn, Moorsholm cum Girrick, Brotton, Boosbeck, Girrick, Moorseholm, Moorsholm, Great Moorsholm, Mooresholm cum Gerrick, Manlees Green, Kilton, Stranghow, and Stanghow.
Alternative names: Skelton near Guisbrough, Skelton, Skelton with Brotton
Parish church:
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Skelton in Cleveland
- Parish registers: 1567
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1600
Brotton
- Parish registers: 1641
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1600
Nonconformists include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Primitive Methodist, Society of Friends/Quaker, and Wesleyan Methodist.
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
SKELTON, a village, a township, and a parish, in Guisbrough district, N. R. Yorkshire. The village stands 2 miles S by W of Saltburn r. station, and 3½ NE of Guisbrough; was once a market-town; and has a post-office under Redcar.
The township comprises 3,830 acres. Real property, £5,235. Pop. in 1851, 826; in 1861, 1,034. Houses, 221. Pop. in 1868, above 2,500. The parish contains also two other townships, and comprises 10,440 acres. Pop. in 1851, 1,299; in 1861, 1,457. Houses, 310. The property is subdivided.
The manor was given, by William the Conqueror, to Robert de Bruce. S. Castle was built, in the 12th century, by one of the Bruces; passed to the Fauconbergs, the Nevilles, and others; was the residence of John Hall Stevenson, the ”Eugenius” of Sterne’s “Tristram Shandy,” and the author of “Crazy Tales;” retains few portions of its original masonry, yet is all very ancient; and belongs now to J. T. Wharton, Esq. Extensive ironstone mining is carried on.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £300. Patron, the Archbishop of York; and till 1868 was united to Brotton. The church was rebuilt in 1755. There are two Methodist chapels, a national school, and charities £10.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
Skelton in Cleveland
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near Guisbrough) – Cemeteries ( 4 )
Burial and grave indexes and registers, 1875-1996
Author: Skelton Cemetery (Skelton, Yorkshire)
Monumental inscriptions Brotton & Skelton area
Author: Cleveland, North Yorkshire and South Durham Family History Society
Monumental inscriptions in the churchyard, Skelton-in-Cleveland
Author: Harris, D. L.; Cleveland Family History Society
Monumental inscriptions, St. Aidan, Boosbeck, 1901-1987
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near Guisbrough) – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Skelton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near Guisbrough) – Census – 1851 – Indexes ( 1 )
1851 census for Skelton (N. Yks.)
Author: Cleveland Family History Society
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near Guisbrough) – Church records ( 13 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Skelton, near Guisborough, 1600-1874
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Skelton (near Guisborough, Yorkshire)
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near Guisbrough), parish registers, 1563-1969
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Skelton (near Guisborough, Yorkshire); North Yorkshire County Record Office (Northallerton, Yorkshire)
Guisborough Wesleyan Methodist Circuit baptisms, 1840-1926
Author: Cleveland, North Yorkshire and South Durham Family History Society
Parish registers for Skelton, near Guisborough, 1567-1900
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Skelton (near Guisborough, Yorkshire)
Parish registers for St. Margaret’s Church, Brotton, 1641-1901
Author: Church of England. St. Margaret’s Church (Brotton, Yorkshire)
Primitive Methodist baptisms for Brottin Circuit, 1908-1950
Author: Brotton Circuit (Yorkshire : Primitive Methodist)
Record of members, 1900-1929
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Skelton Branch (Yorkshire)
Record of members, 1900-1929
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Darlington Branch (Durhamshire); Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Skelton Branch (Yorkshire)
Register of baptisms for Green Road Methodist Church, Skelton, 1935-1944
Author: Green Road Methodist Church (Skelton near Guisbrough)
Register of baptisms for New Skelton Methodist Church, Skelton, 1935-1966
Author: New Skelton Methodist Church (Skelton near Guisbrough)
Register of baptisms for North Skelton Methodist Church, 1875-1969
Author: North Skelton Chapel (Skelton near Guisbrough, Yorkshire : Wesleyan)
Register of baptisms for Skelton Wesleyan Church, 1869-1896
Author: Skelton Chapel (Skeltone near Guisbrough, Yorkshire : Wesleyan)
Register of marriages for West End Chapel, Skelton, 1877-1968
Author: West End Chapel (Skelton near Guisbrough : Wesleyan)
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near Guisbrough) – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Skelton by Guisborough, Yorks., Eng
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near Guisbrough) – History ( 1 )
Skelton and its history
Author: Curnow, Tom
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near Guisbrough) – Taxation ( 1 )
Tithe apportionments for the townships of Kilton, Brotton and Skiningrove, 1845
Author: Kilton (Yorkshire)
Brotton
England, Yorkshire, Brotton – Cemeteries ( 5 )
Burial index and register; and grave register, 1936-1996
Author: Brotton Cemetery (Brotton, Yorkshire)
Burial index and registers; and grave register, 1899-1996
Author: Saltburn Cemetery (Saltburn, Yorkshire)
Monumental inscriptions Brotton & Skelton area
Author: Cleveland, North Yorkshire and South Durham Family History Society
Monumental inscriptions for Brotton, 1675-1950
Monumental inscriptions, St. Peter’s churchyard, Kilton Lane, Brotton, Cleveland nd
Author: Cleveland Family History Society
England, Yorkshire, Brotton – Census ( 2 )
Census returns for Brotton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
Census returns for Skinningrove, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Yorkshire, Brotton – Census – 1851 – Indexes ( 1 )
1851 census for Easington (N. Yks.) and Brotton (N. Yks.) : census no. HO 107, piece ref. 2375
Author: Cleveland Family History Society
England, Yorkshire, Brotton – Church records ( 11 )
Baptisms for Staithes Circuit, 1878-1947
Author: Primitive Methodist Church. Staithes Circuit (Yorkshire)
Bishop’s transcripts for Brotton, 1600-1876
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Brotton (Yorkshire)
England, Yorkshire, Brotton, St. Margaret’s Church, parish registers
Author: Church of England. St. Margaret’s Church (Brotton, Yorkshire); North Yorkshire County Record Office (Northallerton, Yorkshire)
England, Yorkshire, Carlin How and Skinningrove, parish registers, 1944-1967
Author: Church of England. Parish church of Carlin How and Skinningrove (Yorkshire); North Yorkshire County Record Office (Northallerton, Yorkshire)
Parish registers for Brotton, 1896-1901
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Brotton (Yorkshire)
Parish registers for St. Margaret’s Church, Brotton, 1641-1901
Author: Church of England. St. Margaret’s Church (Brotton, Yorkshire)
Primitive Methodist baptisms for Brottin Circuit, 1908-1950
Author: Brotton Circuit (Yorkshire : Primitive Methodist)
Record of members, 1883-1887
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Brotton Branch (Yorkshire)
Register of marriages for High Street Chapel, 1960-1978
Author: High Street Chapel (Brotton : Wesleyan Methodist)
Register of marriages for Station Road Methodist Church, 1912-1970
Author: Station Road Methodist Church (Brotton)
Transcript of the parish register of Brotton, 1641-1722
Author: Baker, J.
England, Yorkshire, Brotton – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Computer printout of Brotton, Yorks., Eng
Parish register printouts of Brotton, York, England ; christenings, 1723-1878
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Brotton, York, England ; christenings, 1749-1812
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Yorkshire, Brotton – Taxation ( 1 )
Tithe apportionments for the townships of Kilton, Brotton and Skiningrove, 1845
Author: Kilton (Yorkshire)
Administration
- County: Yorkshire
- Civil Registration District: Guisborough
- Probate Court: Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
- Diocese: York
- Rural Deanery: Cleveland
- Poor Law Union: Guisborough
- Hundred: Langbaurgh
- Province: York
