Skelton is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
Eden District
Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England, based at Penrith Town Hall in Penrith. It is named after the River Eden, which flows north through the district toward Carlisle. Its population of 49,777 at the 2001 census, increased ...
,
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. C ...
, England. It contains 56
listed buildings
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
that are recorded in the
National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official database of protected heritage assets. It includes details of all English listed buildings, scheduled monuments, register of historic parks and gardens, protected shipwrecks, a ...
. Of these, three are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, three are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish is mainly rural, and contains a number of villages and smaller settlements, including Skelton,
Ellonby,
Lamonby,
Unthank Unthank may refer to:
Places England
* Unthank, Dalston, Cumbria
*Unthank, Glassonby, Cumbria
* Unthank, Skelton, Cumbria
* Unthank, Derbyshire
* Unthank, Stanhope, County Durham
*Newtown Unthank, Leicestershire
* Unthank, Alnham, Northumberland
* ...
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Unthank End,
Laithes, and
Ivegill. Most of the listed buildings are
country houses and smaller houses with associated structures, farmhouses and farm buildings. The other listed buildings include churches and structures in the churchyards, a chapel, a bridge, a boundary stone, and a war memorial
lych gate.
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Lists of listed buildings in Cumbria
Listed buildings
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...