Skitby
Encyclopedia
Skitby is a hamlet
in the English
county of Cumbria
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Skitby lies northeast of the village of Smithfield
.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
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Skitby lies northeast of the village of Smithfield
Smithfield, Cumbria
Smithfield is a village located in the parish of Kirklinton approximately 8 miles north of Carlisle in Cumbria, United Kingdom, and has a population of around 250...
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