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Skelton is a
hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
and former
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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
, now in the parish of
Kilpin Kilpin is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south-east of Howden and south-east from the county town of York. The civil parish is formed by the villages of Kilpin and Kilpin ...
, in the
East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, S ...
, England, and a linear settlement on the east bank of the River Ouse. It is situated about south-east of
Howden Howden () is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of York to the north of the M62 motorway, M62, on the A614 road about south-east of York and north of Goole, ...
and south-east from the
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of
York York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...
. Skelton lies within the constituency of
Goole and Pocklington Goole and Pocklington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. Its Member ...
. In 1931 the parish had a population of 258.


Civil parish

Skelton was formerly a
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in the parish of Howden, from 1866 Skelton was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Kilpin,
Eastrington Eastrington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately to the east of Howden and south east of York. The civil parish is formed by the village of Eastrington and the hamlets of ...
and Howden.


See also

* Goole railway swing bridge, also known as the Skelton viaduct


References

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External links

* * Hamlets in the East Riding of Yorkshire Former civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire {{EastRiding-geo-stub