Skipton-on-Swale is a small village and civil parish in the former Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England.

It lies on the A61 road, about 4 miles west of Thirsk on the east bank of the River Swale.

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Schipetune in the Yarlestre hundred under the manor of Topeclive, (Topcliffe).

[4] The bridge that crosses the River Swale is a Grade II Listed building designed by John Carr and built in 1781.

[3] There is a church dedicated to St John the Evangelist built in 1848 and is a Grade II Listed building.