Nether Silton

Nether Silton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Northallerton, on the border of the North York Moors national park. During 1870–72 Nether Silton was described as, "a chapelry in Leake parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 6½ miles E of Northallerton r. station. Post town, Thirsk. Real property, £1,702. Pop. 178. Houses, 45." by John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. The name Silton derives from the Old Norse personal name Sylfa or the Old English scelf meaning 'shelf', and the Old English tūn meaning 'settlement'.