Skipton

/ ˈskɪptən /

noun

a market town in N England, in North Yorkshire: 11th-century castle. Pop: 14 313 (2001)

The letter she had received directed her to a beautiful mansion near Skipton in Craven.

Skipton has always been a central spot for the exploration of this southern portion of the dales.

During this melancholy autumn Mr. Grundy was staying at Skipton, a town about seventeen miles from Haworth.

On our way back to Skipton it rained and hailed, but the sun again shone out before we arrived.

His pet idea for a public park was originally the Showfield in Skipton-road.

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