Skelton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4335).

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Meanings

proper nounSkelton (countable and uncountable, plural Skeltons)

plural Skeltons

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

Origin

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

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APA

Skelton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skelton

MLA

“Skelton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skelton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Skelton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skelton.

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