Skellow

Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village is roughly 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Doncaster.[3][4] The village derives its name from the River Skell which flows from the nearby village of Skelbrooke, through the locally named 'Five Lanes End' area of Skellow where it joins the Ea Beck, a tributary of the River Don, of which it joins near the former Thorpe Marsh Power Station at Barnby Dun.Skellow is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Ilbert of Lacy, and having villagers, ploughlands, meadows and woodland.[8] During the English Civil War, Cromwell placed a cannon battery at the village to protect the Great North Road.This part of Skellow is a conservation area owing to its rich historical roots and links to Cromwell.
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