Skipton

/ (ˈskɪptən) /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for skipton

The letter she had received directed her to a beautiful mansion near Skipton in Craven.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
During their later years, the Skipton stocks were used almost solely on Sundays.
Bygone Punishments|William Andrews
The castle of Skipton was the chief residence of the Cliffords.
The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8)|William Wordsworth
He purchased an American organ, and sent his eldest daughter weekly to take lessons in Skipton till she could play it.
A Master of Fortune|Cutcliffe Hyne

Ere I went to Skipton, I was like one that seeth a veiled face, or that gazeth through smoked glass.
In Convent Walls|Emily Sarah Holt