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Skipton, North Yorkshire
Skipton
county:-   North Yorkshire
locality type:-   buildings
1Km square:-   SD9851
10Km square:-   SD95

evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
source data:-   Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
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Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 
Page 222:-  "..."
"Skipton, ... is a pretty large market town, in a valley, with one very broad street gently sloping downwards from the castle, which stands at the head of it. ..."
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Tour to the Caves in the West Riding of Yorkshire, late 18th century 
Page 280:-  "... and came to Skipton. The country all around us is uneven and rugged; the vales are fertile on the surface, and the mountains beneath it abound with rich mines of lead. After we had visited the castle (which belongs to the Earl of Thanet) and the curious canal behind it, above the mills, which leads to the limestone quarry, by the side of a romantic deep glen, we left Skipton. ..."

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