Skelton-on-Ure

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}

{{use British English|date=July 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.109460|-1.449640|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Skelton-on-Ure

| static_image = The Black Lion, Skelton-on-Ure.jpg

| static_image_caption = The Black Lion

| population = 361

| population_ref = (Including Westwick. 2011 census){{NOMIS2011|id=E04007417|title=Skelton-on-Ure Parish|accessdate=12 May 2019}}

| civil_parish = Skelton-on-Ure

| unitary_england = North Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster =

| post_town = RIPON

| postcode_district = HG4

| postcode_area = HG

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference = SE360683

}}

Skelton-on-Ure or Skelton is a village and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England.{{cite web|title=Skelton on Ure rolling farmland|url=https://www.harrogate.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/1182/74_skelton_on_ure_rolling_farmland.pdf|website=harrogate.gov.uk|accessdate=4 July 2017|date=February 2004}} It is situated {{convert|3|km|order=flip}} west of Boroughbridge, near the A1(M) motorway.{{cite map|title =Ripon & Boroughbridge|map =299|date =2015 |scale =1:25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey|isbn =9780319245514}} There is one village pub called The Black Lion,{{cite book|last1=Bagshaw|first1=Mike|title=Yorkshire Dales : local, characterful guides to Britain's special places|date=2014|publisher=Bradt|location=Chalfont St Peter|isbn=978-1-84162-549-2|page=163|edition=1|chapter=5; Nidderdale, Harrogate & around}} a primary school,{{cite web|title=Skelton Newby Hall Church of England School|url=http://skeltonnewbyhall.n-yorks.sch.uk/|website=skeltonnewbyhall.n-yorks.sch.uk|accessdate=4 July 2017|language=en}} and one Village Store including a Post Office counter.

Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.{{Cite web |title=History of Skelton on Ure, in Harrogate and West Riding |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14225 |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.

The main entrance to Newby Hall Estate is situated at the south end of the village. It was used as a location in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park (2007) broadcast by PBS in its Complete Jane Austen series.{{cite web|title=Alan Titchmarsh's top 10 Jane Austen gardens|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-05-26/alan-titchmarshs-top-10-jane-austen-gardens?fb_comment_id=1502001196530196_1503373016393014#f293b0d348979f8|work=RadioTimes|accessdate=4 July 2017|date=26 May 2017}}

North-east of the village is Skelton Windmill, a Georgian windmill that was owned by the Newby Hall estate. Completed in 1822, the grade II listed building was used to grind corn and other cereals and is the best example of such a windmill left in North Yorkshire.{{cite web|title=BBC - North Yorkshire - In Pictures - Imagine living in a windmill|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/image_galleries/skelton_windmill_gallery.shtml|website=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=4 July 2017|language=en-gb}}{{cite web|title=Skelton Windmill, Skelton, North Yorkshire {{!}} Educational Images |publisher= Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/education/educational-images/skelton-windmill-skelton-7226|accessdate=4 July 2017}}{{National Heritage List for England|num=1250776|desc=Skelton Windmill|grade=II|accessdate=4 July 2017}}