Skelton, Cumbria
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Skelton is a small village about 5 miles north west of Penrith, Cumbria. It is on the former route of the B5305 road, which is now about a mile away to the north.
The village has a primary school, shop cum postoffice, pub, and Anglican and Methodist churches.
Close to the village is the Skelton transmitting station and the stately home of Hutton-in-the-Forest the family home of Lord Inglewood.
Skelton Agricultural Show is one of the largest in Cumbria and takes place on the third Saturday in August at Hutton-in-the-Forest.
The large civil parish of Skelton includes the villages and hamlets of Ellonby, Lamonby, Unthank, Unthank End, Skelton Wood End, Laithes, Hutton End, Hutton Row, Braithwaite and Middlescueth.
In 1934 the parish absorbed the former civil parishes of Hutton-in-the-Forest and Middlesceuch & Braithwaite plus part of Dalston parish.
Hutton-in-the-Forest Parish included New Rent, Hutton End and Hutton Row and was bordered on the east by Hesket-in-the-Forest. "Forest" refers to the ancient royal hunting ground of Inglewood Forest which included all of the present day Skelton civil parish.
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