Skelton
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United Kingdom- Skelton, CumbriaSkelton, CumbriaSkelton is a small village and civil parish about north west of Penrith in the English county of Cumbria. It is on the former route of the B5305 road, which is now about to the north....
, England, location of the Skelton transmitterSkelton transmitterThe Skelton transmitting station is a radio transmitter site at near Skelton, Cumbria, England about north west of Penrith, run by Babcock International....
site - Skelton, East Riding of YorkshireSkelton, East Riding of YorkshireSkelton is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England on the east bank of the River Ouse. It is situated about south east of Howden and north east of Goole although the road distance from the latter is about because of the lack of nearby road bridges....
, England - Skelton, North YorkshireSkelton, North YorkshireFor the small town in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland see: Skelton-in-Cleveland.Skelton is a small hamlet located in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located within the Yorkshire Dales National Park near the larger village of Marske in Swaledale. It currently has a...
, England - Skelton-on-UreSkelton-on-UreSkelton-on-Ure or Skelton is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated about 1 mile west of Boroughbridge, near the A1 road motorway....
, North Yorkshire, England - Skelton, YorkSkelton, YorkSkelton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York, in North Yorkshire England. It is northwest of the city of York, west of Haxby, and on the east bank of the River Ouse. Skelton was in the ancient royal Forest of Galtres and covers 977.3 hectares...
, England - Skelton-in-ClevelandSkelton-in-ClevelandSkelton-in-Cleveland is a small town in the civil parish of Skelton and Brotton in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire in the North East of England. It is situated at the foot of the Cleveland Hills and about east of Middlesbrough. Skelton is...
, Redcar and Cleveland, England - North SkeltonNorth SkeltonNorth Skelton is a village in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England....
, Redcar and Cleveland, England
United States
- Skelton, IndianaSkelton, IndianaSkelton was an unincorporated community in Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana. The town is now completely inside the grounds of the Gibson Generating Station. No part of the town exists as most of what was Skelton is in Gibson Lake....
People
- Betty Skelton Frankman (b. 1926), women's land speed record holder and aviator
- Charles SkeltonCharles SkeltonCharles Skelton was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855....
(1806–1879), politician - Ike SkeltonIke SkeltonIsaac Newton "Ike" Skelton IV is the former U.S. Representative for . During his tenure, he has served as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He is a member for the Democratic Party...
(b. 1931), congressman - John SkeltonJohn SkeltonJohn Skelton, also known as John Shelton , possibly born in Diss, Norfolk, was an English poet.-Education:...
(c.1460–1529), poet - John Skelton (American football)John Skelton (American football)-2010 season:Skelton was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He was signed on July 14. After Matt Leinart was released, he was named the 3rd-string quarterback for the Cardinals....
(b. 1988), american football quarterback - Matt SkeltonMatt SkeltonMatt Skelton is an English boxer who changed sports from kickboxing. He is a former English, British, Commonwealth and European Heavyweight champion. He has also held the lightly regarded WBU "World" Heavyweight title....
(b. 1967), boxer - Matthew Skelton, writer
- Noel Skelton, Scottish British MP
- Raleigh Ashlin SkeltonRaleigh Ashlin SkeltonRaleigh Ashlin Skelton is best known for his work on the history of cartography and particularly his attempts to prove the authenticity of the Vinland map....
(1906–1970), cartographer - Red SkeltonRed SkeltonRichard Bernard "Red" Skelton was an American comedian who is best known as a top radio and television star from 1937 to 1971. Skelton's show business career began in his teens as a circus clown and went on to vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, TV, night clubs and casinos, all while pursuing...
(1913–1997), comedian - Reginald William SkeltonReginald William SkeltonReginald William Skelton was the Chief Engineer and Official Photographer of the 1901-1904 Discovery Expedition to Antarctica.-Early life:...
(1872–1956), polar explorer - Roy SkeltonRoy SkeltonRoy William Skelton was an English actor and voice artist, whose voice was more familiar to television viewers than his name...
(1932–2011), actor - Samuel SkeltonSamuel SkeltonSamuel Skelton was the first pastor of the First Church of Salem, MA, which is the original Puritan church in North America.Rev. Skelton was probably born in Yorkshire, England. He graduated from Cambridge in 1611 and earned a master's degree there in 1615...
(c. 1584-1634), first pastor of the First Church in Salem, MA
In the sixteenth-century, Shelton and Skelton were alternate spellings of the same name. Those who used both include:
- Mary SheltonMary SheltonMargaret Shelton and Mary Shelton were two sisters in Tudor England, one of whom may have been a mistress of King Henry VIII....
, mistress of Henry VIII of England and maid-of-honour to his wife and her cousin, Anne Boleyn - Anne Shelton (courtier)Anne Shelton (courtier)Anne Shelton née Boleyn was the elder sister of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, and an aunt of his daughter, Queen Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII.-Life:...
, mother of the above, head of the household of the future Elizabeth I and aunt of Anne Boleyn - Sir John SheltonSir John SheltonSir John Shelton of Carrow, courtier, was, through marriage, the uncle of King Henry VIII's second Queen, Anne Boleyn, and controller of the joint household of the King's daughters, Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth.-Life:...
, head of the household of the future Elizabeth I and father of Mary Shelton - John SkeltonJohn SkeltonJohn Skelton, also known as John Shelton , possibly born in Diss, Norfolk, was an English poet.-Education:...
, poet