Editing Skelmanthorpe (section)

{{short description|Village in West Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| coordinates              = {{coord|53.591|-1.649|display=inline,title}}
| label_position           = top
| official_name            = Skelmanthorpe
| local_name               = Shat
| population               = 4,549
| population_ref           = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]])<ref name="2011 census"/>
| civil_parish             = [[Denby Dale]]
| metropolitan_borough     = [[Kirklees]]
| metropolitan_county      = [[West Yorkshire]]
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = [[Ossett and Denby Dale (UK Parliament constituency)|Ossett and Denby Dale]]
| post_town                = HUDDERSFIELD
| postcode_district        = HD8
| postcode_area            = HD
| dial_code                =
| os_grid_reference        = SE233105
| static_image_name        = Skelmanthorpe - geograph.org.uk - 117386.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Commercial Road 
}}

'''Skelmanthorpe''', known locally as '''Shat''',<ref>{{cite web|last=Robinson|first=Andrew|title= The Yorkshire village called 'Shat' where people are 'shatters' - and why people love its rude nickname|website=YorkshireLive|date=10 February 2023|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/yorkshire-village-called-shat-people-26210657}}</ref> is a village in the [[Denby Dale]] [[civil parish]], in the metropolitan borough of [[Kirklees]], in [[West Yorkshire]], England. It is {{Convert|9|mi|km}} south-east of [[Huddersfield]]. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 4,549.<ref name="2011 census">{{NOMIS2011|id=1119884713|title=Skelmanthorpe Built-up area|accessdate=29 November 2018}}</ref>

The village sits on the south ([[bank (geography)|right]]) bank of the first river-like flow, from three small headwaters (uniting in the northwest corner of the parish), of the [[River Dearne|Dearne]].