Skelding, North Yorkshire

{{Short description|Civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}

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{{Infobox UK place

| official_name = Skelding

| civil_parish = Skelding

| country = England

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| coordinates = {{coord|54.1251|-1.6781|display=inline,title}}

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| unitary_england = North Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire

| hide_services = Yes

| population = 40

| population_ref = (2016 estimate)

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| static_image = Sheep at Skelding - geograph.org.uk - 141169.jpg

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Skelding is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies {{convert|6|mi|0}} west of Ripon, on the north bank of the River Skell. There is no village in the parish. The population of the parish was estimated at 40 in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://hub.datanorthyorkshire.org/dataset/population-estimates/resource/0c5a93ad-d22a-4a5d-9a43-d0c90a78bf1a?inner_span=True|website=Data North Yorkshire|title=Parish population estimates 2016|accessdate=25 February 2024}}

The parish now shares a grouped parish council with the civil parishes of Grantley, Sawley and Eavestone, known as the Grantley, Sawley, Skelding and Eavestone Parish Council.{{cite web|url=https://www.grantleyandsawleyparishcouncil.org.uk/community/grantley-and-sawley-parish-council-19849/home/|title=Parish council website |accessdate=25 February 2024}} Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.{{Cite web |title=History of Skelding, in Harrogate and West Riding |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14222 |access-date=19 April 2025 |website=A Vision of Britain}} From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.