Skelton-in-Cleveland

For a village also in North Yorkshire, see Skelton-on-Ure.

Skelton-in-Cleveland
  • Skelton
Junction of High Street and Marske Lane
Skelton-in-Cleveland is located in North Yorkshire
Skelton-in-Cleveland
Skelton-in-Cleveland
Location within North Yorkshire
Population6,535 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ655189
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA
Postcode districtTS12
Dialling code01287
PoliceCleveland
FireCleveland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°33′43″N 0°59′15″W / 54.5619°N 0.9874°W / 54.5619; -0.9874

Skelton-in-Cleveland or Skelton is a market town in the civil parish of Skelton and Brotton at the foot of the Cleveland Hills and about 10 miles (16 km) east of Middlesbrough centre. It is in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England.

Skelton is made up of villages; including North Skelton, Skelton Green, and New Skelton.

The first real mention of Skelton is in the Domesday Book of 1086, which details taxes collected. Skelton Castle was built in the 12th century by the de Brus (Bruce) family.[2] It is a town by market charter.

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  2. ^ "Skelton In Cleveland". GENUKI. Retrieved 11 August 2009.