Foreword
The
first edition of this book was limited to 50 copies and was published in January
2003. Inevitably there were
some grammatical errors that slipped past the proof-reading stage. Feedback was
also invited about the general content. This
has lead in this second edition to the correction of the photograph of the
drag-line digger, which was first thought to be "Marion". My errors on
bell-ringing have been corrected and some field names added to the maps. Most
interestingly for me were the details supplied by Mr Peter Bell about the
village wheelwrights of that name who served the needs of the village well
during the first half of the 20th century. Quite a lot has been
included on this in this revision and, I trust, other errors put right.
Table of Contents
Introduction
CHAPTERS
Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Skillington
at the Second Millennium
Chapter 2: End of the
Millennium to the Second World War
Chapter 3: The Second
World War to the Victorians (1939-1901)
Chapter 4: The
Victorian Era (1901-1837)
Chapter 5: The
Victorians to the Start of 'The Age of Science' (1837-1637)
Chapter 6: Medieval
Years to the Viking Conquest
Chapter 7: The Viking
conquest, Anglo-Saxon Britain and the Earliest Signs
Summary
APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Aerial photograph of Saltby Airfield, 1944
Appendix 2: Units based at Saltby Airfield during WW2
Appendix 3: Family tree of the Duffins/Dolbys
Appendix 4: Family tree of the Christians and Berridge
Appendix 5: Family tree of the Newtons
Appendix 6: Family tree of the Selbys
Appendix 7: Legends
Acknowledgements
List
of illustrations