Skipton

/ (ˈskɪptən) /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Skipton

skippering, skippet, skipping, skipping-rope, skip straight, Skipton, skip-tooth saw, skip tracer, skip welding, skip zone, ski rack

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How to use Skipton in a sentence

The letter she had received directed her to a beautiful mansion near Skipton in Craven.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
Skipton has always been a central spot for the exploration of this southern portion of the dales.
Yorkshire Painted And Described|Gordon Home
During this melancholy autumn Mr. Grundy was staying at Skipton, a town about seventeen miles from Haworth.
Emily Bront|A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) Robinson
On our way back to Skipton it rained and hailed, but the sun again shone out before we arrived.
Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 2|Nathaniel Hawthorne

His pet idea for a public park was originally the Showfield in Skipton-road.
Adventures and Recollections|Bill o'th' Hoylus End