SKELSMERGH, a township in that part of the
parish of KENDAL which is in KENDAL ward, county of
WESTMORLAND, 2 miles (N. by E.) from Kendal, containing
258 inhabitants. The towiiship is bounded on
every side, except on the east, by the small rivers Kent,
Mint, and Sprint, upon which there are corn, worsted,
bobbin, and dye-wood mills. Here are remains of a
chapel, dedicated to St. John the Baptist; and at Doddington
Green there is one for Roman Catholics. A
school is supported by small annual subscriptions.