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Skelbrooke

SKELBROOKE, a chapelry, in the parish of South Kirby, Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York, 7¼ miles (N. W. by N.) from Doncaster; containing 104 inhabitants. This place is memorable for a meeting in 1541, between Henry VIII. and the clergy of York headed by their archbishop, who presented that monarch with the sum of £600. The chapelry includes part of the ancient forest of Barnsdale, the celebrated haunt of Robin Hood; and comprises by computation 1200 acres of land, the property of John P. Nevile, Esq., who is lord of the manor. The village is situated on the north bank of the small river Skell, from which it takes its name; and the surrounding scenery is pleasing. The chapel, dedicated to St. Michael, is a small ancient structure, repaired a few years since: the living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £60; patron and impropriator, Mr. Nevile.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.

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