Boroughbridge & Claro
Ward in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.044, -1.44 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 36 61 |
| Dialling code: | 01423 (Boroughbridge) |
The area centred on Boroughbridge and the surrounding Claro countryside sits in North Yorkshire, where a small market town perches by the River Ure and grew up around a historic river crossing and the old north–south coaching route. The locality has deep roots - Roman remains at Aldborough and the medieval Battle of Boroughbridge are reminders of a long and layered history.
Today the place combines a compact high street of shops and pubs with farming across the outlying villages, a lively community scene and attractive riverside and country walking; its road links make it popular with people commuting to centres such as Harrogate and York, while local heritage and outdoor activity keep tourism and village life well animated.
Postcode districts covering Boroughbridge & Claro
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 17.3 miles
- Bradford 22 miles
- York 15.6 miles
- Harrogate 5.5 miles
- Castleford 22.5 miles
- Morley 21.3 miles
- Batley 23.6 miles
- Keighley 22.3 miles
- Pontefract 25 miles
- Yeadon 15.5 miles
- Pudsey 19.3 miles
- Shipley 20.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ferrensby Parish 0.3 miles
- Walkingham Hill with Occaney Parish 1 mile
- Staveley Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Farnham Parish 1.2 miles
- Arkendale Parish 1.3 miles
- Scriven Parish 1.7 miles
- Copgrove Parish 1.9 miles
- Knaresborough East Ward 1.9 miles
- Coneythorpe and Clareton Parish 2 miles
- Flaxby Parish 2.5 miles
- Knaresborough Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Brearton Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Boroughbridge & Claro
HG5 0QB, HG5 8FQ, HG5 0RJ, YO51 9JJ, YO51 9AT, HG5 0QD, YO51 9RG, YO51 9LA, HG5 0RZ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 15.2 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 32.1 miles
- Knaresborough Railway Station 2.7 miles
- Starbeck Railway Station 4 miles
Hotels in Boroughbridge & Claro Ad
- The Blue Bell at Arkendale 4
- The Masons Arms
- The Groves Inn
- The Knaresborough Inn - the Inn Collection Group 3
Schools in Boroughbridge & Claro
- Boroughbridge High School Secondary
- Boroughbridge Primary School Primary
- Burton Leonard C of E Primary School Primary
- Goldsborough C of E Primary School Primary
- Scotton Lingerfield Primary School Primary
- Staveley Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newby Hall Estate 4 miles
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 6 miles
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 7.3 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 8.2 miles
- Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 13.4 miles
- Bewerley Hall Estate 13.5 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 13.6 miles
- Newburgh Priory Country house 14.5 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 15.1 miles
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 15.2 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 15.6 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 15.7 miles