Skelton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire.
Alternative names: Skelton by York, Skelton near York
Parish church: All Saints
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1538
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1600
Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
SKELTON (All Saints), a parish, in the wapentake of Bulmer, N. riding of York, 3¾ miles (N. W. by N.) from York, on the road to Easingwould; containing 89 inhabitants.
The parish is bounded by the river Ouse on the south and west, on which sides it is also skirted by the York and Newcastle railway. It comprises 2406 acres; the surface is level, the soil a strong clay, and the lands well wooded.
The township of Skelton is partly in this parish, but chiefly in that of Overton; and contains 367 inhabitants: it is celebrated for its rural beauty, and is the residence of many genteel families. Skelton Hall was the site of a monastery attached to St. Mary’s Abbey at York; it has a park of 100 acres.
The living is a rectory; net income, £116; patron, Joshua Hepworth, Esq. The church is a small but very handsome edifice, a curious model of the early English style, with decorated portions; it is sometimes called Little St. Peter, having been built with the stone that remained after the erection of the south transept of York Minster. Two gold coins of Edward I. were lately found near the surface of the land; and a Roman urn, containing ashes, was discovered in 1841.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near York) – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions Skelton St. Giles
Author: City of York & District Family History Society
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near York) – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Skelton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near York) – Church history ( 1 )
Skelton Village : the continuing community
Author: Stapleton, H. E. C.; Thompson, M. J. A.
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near York) – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Skelton, near York, 1600-1874
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Skelton (near York, Yorkshire)
Churchwardens’ accounts and poor law records, 1788-1855
Author: Skelton (near York, Yorkshire); Church of England. Parish Church of Skelton (near York, Yorkshire)
Parish register transcripts, 1813-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Skelton (near York, Yorkshire); Smith, Margaret E.
Parish registers of Skelton (near York), 1538-1982
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Skelton (near York, Yorkshire)
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near York) – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Skelton by York, Yorks., Eng
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near York) – Historical geography ( 1 )
Skelton Village : the continuing community
Author: Stapleton, H. E. C.; Thompson, M. J. A.
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near York) – History ( 1 )
Skelton Village : the continuing community
Author: Stapleton, H. E. C.; Thompson, M. J. A.
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near York) – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Churchwardens’ accounts and poor law records, 1788-1855
Author: Skelton (near York, Yorkshire); Church of England. Parish Church of Skelton (near York, Yorkshire)
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near York) – Probate records ( 1 )
Original wills, bonds, inventories, 1458-1856
Author: Church of England. Peculiar Court (Alne and Tollerton)
England, Yorkshire, Skelton (near York) – Taxation ( 1 )
Churchwardens’ accounts and poor law records, 1788-1855
Author: Skelton (near York, Yorkshire); Church of England. Parish Church of Skelton (near York, Yorkshire)
Administration
- County: Yorkshire
- Civil Registration District: York
- Probate Court: Court of the Peculiar of Alne and Tollerton
- Diocese: York
- Rural Deanery: Bulmer
- Poor Law Union: York
- Hundred: Bulmer
- Province: York
