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Full record: Skipton

County Yorkshire
Transcript skiptou(n)
Icon description single building, castle
Icons
  • building
  • castle
Description faded
Appearances
  • faded
Etymology ONb scī(p) + t.n, 'sheep farm'
Translation
Earlier editors skipton (OS 1935, Parsons)
Early Maps scipto(n) (Angliae Figura)
Overwritten no
Attested spelling Skip-, Skypton(e) 1120 Dugd vi, 1120-1260 YCh vii (freq)