Skirwith is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Culgaith, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England.

[1] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Culgaith.

[2] Skirwith is seven miles from Penrith in a generally north-easterly direction, on a minor road about a mile from Blencarn.

Just to the south are remains of a priory, now incorporated in farm buildings.

Notable residents of Skirwith include the Franciscan missionary John Bradburne.