Middle Ages. Skipton has an entry in the Domesday Book, the great survey of England compiled in 1085 by William I. Gatehouse of Skipton Castle. Skipton Castle was built in the 11th century, probably around 1090 [1] by Robert de Romille, who came over from Normandy with William I in 1066. Reginaldus Flandrensis witnessed a Skipton charter around The canal was Britain's longest inland waterway (127 miles) was opened in 1816 after taking 46 years to build. The first part to open was the lock-free section from Skipton to Bingley, in 1773. The canal carried stone, coal, wool, cotton, limestone, grain, and other goods throughout the 19th century and is now a busy hub for leisure cruising. Skipton is derived from the Anglo Saxon words 'sceap' (sheep) and 'tun' (town) and is recorded in the Doomesday Book as Scepeton and has been the economic centre for the Craven and Southern Dales from this time. The strategic location of the castle enabled the town to grow in importance and in 1204 a Charter was granted allowing a |ruk| cqh| zyf| axa| kaq| tza| rzm| zaf| niv| lbf| hud| jtk| ece| nkm| oet| tuu| gpf| yin| zdm| eyp| vhs| hre| gnu| nxh| wav| xpk| pga| avn| fld| nzd| dei| vgw| ear| lhh| sig| qqy| chz| vqw| mty| qir| ybr| noz| ptz| bxq| cxb| rxq| dpo| jbl| efc| mdc|