Skipton-on-Swale
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{About|the village in North Yorkshire, England|the larger town, also in North Yorkshire|Skipton-in-Craven}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|54.212650|-1.44288|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Skipton-on-Swale
| static_image_name = Looking West at Skipton on Swale - geograph.org.uk - 659508.jpg
| static_image_caption = Looking West at Skipton on Swale
| population =
| civil_parish = Skipton-on-Swale
| unitary_england = North Yorkshire
| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton
| post_town = THIRSK
| postcode_district = YO7
| postcode_area = YO
| dial_code =
| os_grid_reference = SE364798
}}
Skipton-on-Swale is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Catton, North Yorkshire. It lies on the A61 road, about 4 miles west of Thirsk on the east bank of the River Swale.
History
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Schipetune in the Yarlestre hundred under the manor of Topeclive, (Topcliffe). At the time of the Norman invasion, the manor was owned by Bernwulf and afterwards by William of Percy. In 1086 there were 35 villagers.{{OpenDomesday|SE3679|skipton-on-swale|Skipton-on-Swale}}
The overlordship remained with and followed that of Topcliffe, but there were grants as mesne lord to various families over the centuries. For example, in 1284, Baldwin, son of John de Skipton owned land. In the 14th century, John Minniott of nearby Carlton bought land in the village. From 1600, one of the main land owners were the Clough family who were recorded as still in possession in 1710. After then, manorial rights seem to cease.{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64613|title=History|accessdate=25 January 2013}}{{cite book|title=Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890 |page=792|year=2002|origyear=1890 |publisher= S&N Publishing|isbn= 1-86150-299-0}}
The name is derived from the Anglian word Scēp, meaning Sheep and the Old English word tun for settlement/farm, therefore literally Sheep farm.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/county/Yorkshire+NR|title=Key to English Place-Names|accessdate=25 January 2013}}
The bridge that crosses the River Swale is a Grade II Listed building designed by John Carr and built in 1781.{{cite book|title=The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire|first= Jane |last=Hatcher|year= 1985 |page=69|publisher= Phillimore |isbn=0-85033-527-2}}{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-332597-swale-bridge-skipton-on-swale-north-york|title=Bridge Listing|accessdate=25 January 2013}}
{{main|RAF Skipton-on-Swale}}
To the north of the village is an abandoned airfield which was used by four squadrons from the Royal Canadian Air Force and one Polish Bomber Squadron between 1942 and 1947.{{cite book|last=Moyes|first= Philip J.R.|title= Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft|publisher= Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd|year= 1976|isbn= 0-354-01027-1}}{{cite book|last=Halley|first= James J.|title= The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988|publisher= Air Britain (Historians) Ltd|year=1988|isbn= 0-85130-164-9|pages=505, 508 & 512}}{{cite book|title= RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912|publisher= Airlife Publishing|year=2001|isbn= 1-85310-053-6|pages=86, 92–93, 166|last = Jefford|first = C.G.}}
Governance
The village is within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Geography
The nearest settlements are Howe {{convert|0.5|mi|km|1}} to the north west, Carlton Miniott {{convert|1.7|mi}} to the north east, Baldersby {{convert|1|mi}} to the south west and Catton {{convert|1.1|mi}} to the south. It is located on the east bank of the River Swale and on the A61 road.{{cite web | url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/open-data-support | title=OpenData support | OS Tools & Support }}
Religion
File:Church of St John the Evangelist, Skipton on Swale - geograph.org.uk - 402051.jpg
The church, dedicated to St John the Evangelist, was built in 1848 and is a Grade II Listed building.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-332598-church-of-st-john-the-evangelist-skipton|title=Church Listing|accessdate=26 January 2013}} The Wesleyans built a chapel in the village in 1810 that had a school attached in 1882, both now disused.
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External links
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