A comprehensive history of the market town of Skipton, in Yorkshire, from Saxon times up to the Victorian period. It includes chapters on - the Romille and Clifford families, the castle, parish church, manorial government, military history, biographies of Skipton 'worthies', agriculture and industry, nonconformist chapels, parish charities, local customs, etc.
Written in 1882 by W. Harbutt Dawson, this is a very work for genealogists and local historian with an interest in this Yorkshire town.
High quality scanned images of the whole of the original book. This CD has been bookmarked for easy navigation, and pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out if required.
