Skelton In Cleveland on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Skelton-in-Cleveland or Skelton is a market town in the civil parish of
A new All Saints' church was built on the other side of the high street, in 1884, by R.J. Johnston of Newcastle. It is in the decorated style and of dressed sandstone with ashlar, with plain clay tiled roofs.
After the new church was built, the Georgian church fell into disrepair, declared redundant and is now maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust. Both churches are Grade II listed buildings.
Skelton's high street hosts various small independent/chain shops, a Cooplands and Co-operative Food store. There are several public houses throughout Skelton and on the edge of town there is a retail estate with a large Asda, Aldi & B&M supermarkets as well as a Harvester Pub, a Greggs bakery and a McDonalds drive through.
File:Skelton fire station - geograph.org.uk - 288267.jpg, Skelton Fire Station
File:New housing at Skelton - geograph.org.uk - 610684.jpg, New housing in Skelton
Skelton and Brotton
Skelton and Brotton is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland, England. It consists of the town of Skelton-in-Cleveland and village of Brotton, which had a combined population of 18,952 in 2002, reducing to 12,848 at the ...
at the foot of the Cleveland Hills and about east of Middlesbrough centre. It is in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England.
The first real mention of Skelton is in the Domesday Book of 1086, which details taxes collected. Skelton Castle
Skelton Castle can refer to either a ruined medieval castle or an 18th-century Gothic style country house that replaced it. The site of both buildings is the village of Skelton, in North Yorkshire, England. The house is Grade I listed.
Castle
T ...
was built in the 12th century by the
de Brus (Bruce) family. It is a town by market charter.
Skelton is made up of villages; including North Skelton
North Skelton is a village in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.
The village is actually east of Skelton-in-Cleveland and just south of the A174 road between Thornaby and Whitby ...
, Skelton Green, and New Skelton. Population of the Skelton Built-up area was 6,535, at the 2011 census.
All Saints' Churches
Old All Saints' Church is a redundant Church of England church, built in Georgian times; it is set in parkland with views to the 18th-century Gothic-style country house calledSkelton Castle
Skelton Castle can refer to either a ruined medieval castle or an 18th-century Gothic style country house that replaced it. The site of both buildings is the village of Skelton, in North Yorkshire, England. The house is Grade I listed.
Castle
T ...
. Graves can be seen in the churchyard with skull-and-crossbones motifs. The church was mostly rebuilt in 1785, on a site where two previous churches had been built.
The pulpit, the box pews and other furnishings, date from the rebuilding, with slightly earlier text boards and some older monuments on a remaining medieval wall. The outside stonework shows a herringbone tooling in keeping with local styles, in contrast to the 'Venetian' east window and the dark pink colouring of the interior.
A new All Saints' church was built on the other side of the high street, in 1884, by R.J. Johnston of Newcastle. It is in the decorated style and of dressed sandstone with ashlar, with plain clay tiled roofs.
After the new church was built, the Georgian church fell into disrepair, declared redundant and is now maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust. Both churches are Grade II listed buildings.
Education
The only school in the town is Skelton Primary School which takes on students age 3–11.Sport
The town has a cricket club, Skelton Castle Cricket Club, who play in the Langbaurgh cricket league. Their grounds, Old Dog Kennels; is accessible via the A174. Skelton United is the town's football club, with junior teams from U7s to U16s.Local amenities
Skelton's high street hosts various small independent/chain shops, a Cooplands and Co-operative Food store. There are several public houses throughout Skelton and on the edge of town there is a retail estate with a large Asda, Aldi & B&M supermarkets as well as a Harvester Pub, a Greggs bakery and a McDonalds drive through.
Famous son
Skelton-in-Cleveland was the birthplace, in 1873, of Frank Wild, polar explorer and Ernest Shackleton's right-hand man. In 2016 a statue of Wild was erected in Skelton-in-Cleveland.Gallery
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Skelton-In-Cleveland Towns in North Yorkshire Places in the Tees Valley Redcar and Cleveland