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Also known as Skipwith, North Yorkshire

Skipwith is a village and civil parish about north-east of Selby and south-east of York in North Yorkshire, England. It was historically in the East Riding of Yorkshire. After the 1974 local government reorganisation Skipwith was in the Selby District of the shire county of North Yorkshire. In 2023 the district was abolished and North Yorkshire became a unitary authority.

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Place details

Locality
North Duffield
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Official website

Skipwith Parish Council – North Yorkshire

skipwithpc.org.uk

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Manor
  • Churches
  • Church of England
  • Methodist
  • Historic secular buildings
  • Amenities
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources and further reading
  • External links

Skipwith is a village and civil parish about north-east of Selby and south-east of York in North Yorkshire, England. It was historically in the East Riding of Yorkshire. After the 1974 local government reorganisation Skipwith was in the Selby District of the shire county of North Yorkshire. In 2023 the district was abolished and North Yorkshire became a unitary authority.

The name Skipwith derives from the Old English scēpwīc meaning 'sheep trading settlement'. Wīc was later changed to the Old Norse viðr meaning 'wood'.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Skipwith” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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