Skelton
English
Etymology
From Old English scylfe (“deck, shelf”) + tun (“town”). Doublet of Shelton. The alteration of "sc" to "sk" is down to Old Norse influence.
Proper noun
Skelton (countable and uncountable, plural Skeltons)
- Any of several villages in England:
- A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY4335).
- A linear village on the River Ouse in Kilpin parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE7625).
- A village and civil parish in city of York district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5756).
- A town, otherwise known as Skelton-in-Cleveland, in Skelton and Brotton parish, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ6619).
- A place in the United States:
- An extinct town in Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana, now flooded by Gibson Lake.
- A township in Warrick County, Indiana.
- A township in Carlton County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
- A habitational surname from Old English from the place names.
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