History of Skipton

History of Skipton

By W. Harbutt Dawson.
Published in 1882

A comprehensive history of of the market town of Skipton, in Yorkshire, from Saxon times up to the Victorian period.
Includes chapters on – the Romille and Clifford families, the castle, parish church, manorial government, military history, biographies of Skipton 'worthies', agriculture and industry, nonconformist chapels, parish charities, local customs, etc.
Useful for genealogy and local history

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