St Giles' Church, Skelton

[1] Local tradition maintains that the church was built with the stones that remained after the building of the south transept of York Minster, in 1227.

[1] The following extract from Archbishop Grey's roll shows that its building took place previous to the year 1247: "Confirmation of a donation to the chapel of Skelton.

The donation which our beloved son in Christ, Master E. Hagitur, treasurer of York, made to John de l'Edes, clerk of the chapel of Skelton, considering it to be agreeable and satisfactory to us, we confirm the same by our Pontifical authority, desiring the said treasurer, and his successors, to pay annually the sum of 20d.

The church formerly had a small steeple at its west end, which housed two bells, but this was removed in the 18th century.

There is a worn tablet in the south aisle commemorating Robert and Anne Lovell, who both died in 1421.

[1] Other memorials are to Tomlinson Bunting, who died in 1768, and to Joseph and Sarah Hotham, erected in 1791.