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Skipton is in West Yorkshire.
See: Barden Bridge, West Yorkshire [Map], Holy Trinity Church Skipton [Map], Howgill, West Yorkshire [Map], Skipton Castle [Map], The Strid, West Yorkshire.
Around 1120 Richard Fitzeustace 5th Baron of Halton was born to Eustace Fitzjohn 4th Baron Halton (age 32) and Agnes Fitznigel at Skipton [Map].
Around 1461 Elizabeth Clifford was born to John "Butcher" Clifford 9th Baron Clifford (age 25) and Margaret Bromflete Baroness Clifford (age 27) at Skipton [Map].
In 1513 Catherine Clifford Baroness Scrope Bolton was born to Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 20) and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford (age 13) at Skipton [Map].
In 1515 Elizabeth Clifford was born to Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 22) and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford (age 15) at Skipton [Map].
In 1519 Ingeram Clifford was born to Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 26) and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford (age 19) at Skipton [Map].
In 1520 Robert Clifford was born to Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 27) and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford (age 20) at Skipton [Map].
Around 1523 Maud Clifford Baroness Conyers was born to Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 30) and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford (age 23) at Skipton [Map].
Around 1525 Jane Clifford was born to Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 32) and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford (age 25) at Skipton [Map].
Around 1526 Thomas Clifford was born to Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 33) and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford (age 26) at Skipton [Map].
In 1662 George Holmes was born at Skipton [Map].
Barden Bridge, Skipton, West Yorkshire, England, British Isles [Map]
The River Wharfe rises on the moors above High Birkwith, North Yorkshire [Map] after which it travels broadly south past Kettlewell, North Yorkshire [Map], Grassington, North Yorkshire [Map], under the Hebden Suspension Bridge [Map], past Burnsall Craven [Map], Howgill, West Yorkshire [Map], under Barden Bridge, West Yorkshire [Map], through te The Strid, West Yorkshire, past Bolton Priory, North Yorkshire [Map] and Bolton Bridge, North Yorkshire [Map], then Ilkley, North Yorkshire [Map], Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire [Map], Otley, West Yorkshire [Map], Harewood House [Map], Wetherby [Map] and Tadcaster, Yorkshire [Map], Kirkby Wharfe, West Yorkshire [Map], Rhyther, West Yorkshire [Map] before joining the River Ouse 1.25 Km north of Confluence of the Rivers Wharfe and Ouse [Map].
Holy Trinity Church Skipton, West Yorkshire, England, British Isles [Map]
Holy Trinity Church Skipton is also in Churches in West Yorkshire.
On 22nd April 1542 Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 49) died. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church Skipton [Map]. His son Henry (age 25) succeeded 2nd Earl of Cumberland, 12th Baron de Clifford, 12th Lord Skipton. Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland (age 23).
Howgill, Skipton, West Yorkshire, England, British Isles [Map]
The River Wharfe rises on the moors above High Birkwith, North Yorkshire [Map] after which it travels broadly south past Kettlewell, North Yorkshire [Map], Grassington, North Yorkshire [Map], under the Hebden Suspension Bridge [Map], past Burnsall Craven [Map], Howgill, West Yorkshire [Map], under Barden Bridge, West Yorkshire [Map], through te The Strid, West Yorkshire, past Bolton Priory, North Yorkshire [Map] and Bolton Bridge, North Yorkshire [Map], then Ilkley, North Yorkshire [Map], Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire [Map], Otley, West Yorkshire [Map], Harewood House [Map], Wetherby [Map] and Tadcaster, Yorkshire [Map], Kirkby Wharfe, West Yorkshire [Map], Rhyther, West Yorkshire [Map] before joining the River Ouse 1.25 Km north of Confluence of the Rivers Wharfe and Ouse [Map].
Skipton Castle, West Yorkshire, England, British Isles [Map]
Skipton Castle is also in Castles in West Yorkshire.
In 1493 Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland was born to Henry "Shepherd Lord" Clifford 10th Baron Clifford (age 39) and Anne St John Baroness Clifford at Skipton Castle [Map].
On 30th January 1590 Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke was born to George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland (age 31) and Margaret Russell Countess Cumberland (age 29) at Skipton Castle [Map].
On 5th July 1635 Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington (age 22) and Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington (age 21) were married at Skipton Castle [Map]. She by marriage Countess Burlington. She the daughter of Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland (age 44) and Frances Cecil Countess Cumberland (age 42). He the son of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 68) and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.
The River Aire rises around Malham Tarn, North Yorkshire [Map] after which it travels broadley south-west past Skipton Castle [Map], Keighley, West Yorkshire [Map], Bingley [Map], Shipley, West Yorkshire [Map], Apperley Bridge, West Yorkshire [Map], Kirkstall Abbey, West Yorkshire [Map], Leeds [Map], Methley [Map], Castleford [Map], where it is joined by the River Calder, within 2km of All Saints Church, Ledsham [Map] then Brotherton [Map], Ferrybridge, where there was an historical crossing, Beal, North Yorkshire [Map], West Haddlesey, North Yorkshire [Map], Chapel Haddlesey, North Yorkshire [Map], Temple Hirst, North Yorkshire [Map], Snaith, East Yorkshire [Map], Rawcliffe, East Yorkshire [Map] before joining the River Ouse 800m north of Airmyn [Map].
The Strid, Skipton, West Yorkshire, England, British Isles
1908. John Benjamin Stone (age 69). Photograph of The Strid, West Yorkshire.
The River Wharfe rises on the moors above High Birkwith, North Yorkshire [Map] after which it travels broadly south past Kettlewell, North Yorkshire [Map], Grassington, North Yorkshire [Map], under the Hebden Suspension Bridge [Map], past Burnsall Craven [Map], Howgill, West Yorkshire [Map], under Barden Bridge, West Yorkshire [Map], through te The Strid, West Yorkshire, past Bolton Priory, North Yorkshire [Map] and Bolton Bridge, North Yorkshire [Map], then Ilkley, North Yorkshire [Map], Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire [Map], Otley, West Yorkshire [Map], Harewood House [Map], Wetherby [Map] and Tadcaster, Yorkshire [Map], Kirkby Wharfe, West Yorkshire [Map], Rhyther, West Yorkshire [Map] before joining the River Ouse 1.25 Km north of Confluence of the Rivers Wharfe and Ouse [Map].