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Skelmanthorpe is a village in West Yorkshire, England with a population of 4,198 according to the 2001 census.〔http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/community/statistics/census-by-settlement/KS02settle2003.xls〕 It is part of the parish of Denby Dale in the Kirklees borough. Skelmanthorpe was a site in the Survey of English Dialects. The recording taken was notable both because of the rich form of dialect used and because it discussed a local sighting of a ghost. This stood out in the survey, in which most recordings were of villagers discussing local industries. ==Name== A number of different explanations exist concerning the derivation of the name Skelmanthorpe: *Originally was called Shalman, a Hebrew word meaning peace/peaceable *Having been the abode for Scheldt men (pronounced Skelt), a group of people displaced from the banks of the river Scheldt in the Netherlands. Combining with 'Thorpe' meaning hamlet or village; the name literally means "Schelt man's village" *Place names recorded in the Icelandic Landnama such as Skalmarkelda (Skalmars Well) Skalmarnes (Skalmars Promontory) bear a striking similarity. Locally the name Skalmar would have been pronounced Skelmar/Skelmer leading to the form Skelmerthorpe. The name Skelmanthorpe can therefore be derived to 'Skalmar's Thorpe'. Locals know it as "Shat", which appears to be an abbreviation of "Shatterers" which is what the locals were known as. Local labour was taken on during construction of the railway to break or 'shatter' rocks as well as work on the excavations. These unskilled labourers were referred to as Shatterers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Skelmanthorpe Village Trail – A scenic self-guided walk around the historic village of Skelmanthorpe. ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Skelmanthorpe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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