Eskeleth

Eskeleth
Low Eskeleth
Eskeleth is located in North Yorkshire
Eskeleth
Eskeleth
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceNZ000024
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Ceremonial county
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRICHMOND
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54°25′52″N 2°00′22″W / 54.431°N 2.006°W / 54.431; -2.006

Eskeleth is a hamlet in Arkengarthdale in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Eskeleth sits 4 miles (6.4 km) from the village of Reeth.

As with all places in Arkengarthdale, there is no record for the location in the Domesday Book, however, in 1280, it was recorded as Exherlede.[1] The origin of the name is uncertain. The first element in the name seems difficult to trace, but the second element is likely to be Old English or Old Norse hlið 'slope'.[2]

  1. ^ Chrystal, Paul (2017). The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales (1 ed.). Catrine: Stenlake. p. 33. ISBN 9781840337532.
  2. ^ Smith, A. H. (1928). The Place-names of the North Riding of Yorkshire (PDF). Cambridge University Press. p. 295.