Boroughbridge
Built-up area in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.09, -1.396 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 39 66 |
| Population: | 4,163 |
| Dialling code: | 01423 |
Boroughbridge is a small market town on the north bank of the River Ure in North Yorkshire, England, sitting by a historic river crossing close to the A1(M) and the old Great North Road. Its location makes it a local service hub for surrounding farmland and an attractive base for commuters and walkers heading towards Harrogate and the Yorkshire Dales.
It grew as a coaching and market town and was the scene of the 1322 Battle of Boroughbridge; the nearby Roman town of Isurium Brigantum at Aldborough underlines the area's deeper history. Today the town retains a market‑town feel with independent shops, cafés and antique dealers, and draws visitors interested in its medieval bridge, local history and countryside access.
Postcode districts covering Boroughbridge
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 20.8 miles
- York 15.5 miles
- Harrogate 9 miles
- Morley 24.9 miles
- Yeadon 19.1 miles
- Pudsey 23 miles
- Shipley 23.8 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 24.9 miles
- Guiseley 19.7 miles
- Bingley 24.4 miles
- Horsforth 19.9 miles
- Northallerton 17.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Roecliffe Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Langthorpe Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Milby Parish 1 mile
- Kirby Hill Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Ellenthorpe Parish 1.8 miles
- Skelton-on-Ure Parish 2.3 miles
- Humberton Parish 2.4 miles
- Westwick Parish 2.6 miles
- Staveley Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Marton cum Grafton Parish 2.9 miles
- Arkendale Parish 3 miles
- Thornton Bridge Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Boroughbridge
YO51 9AX, YO51 9GJ, YO51 9LL, YO51 9HU, YO51 9AG, YO51 9AD, YO51 9AH, YO51 9LN, YO51 9UJ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 18.9 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 29 miles
- Knaresborough Railway Station 6.4 miles
- Cattal Station 7.1 miles
Hotels near Boroughbridge Ad
- Grantham Arms 4 0.7 miles
- The Crown Hotel, Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire 3 0.4 miles
- The Blue Bell at Arkendale 4 3.2 miles
- The Lime Tree Inn 5 4 miles
- The Masons Arms 4.1 miles
- The Inn South Stainley 4 6 miles
- Aldwark Manor Estate 4 4.9 miles
- The Ripon Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 6.3 miles
- The Groves Inn 6.3 miles
- The Knaresborough Inn - the Inn Collection Group 3 6.3 miles
Schools in Boroughbridge
- Boroughbridge High School Secondary
- Boroughbridge Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newby Hall Estate 3 miles
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 4.8 miles
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 7.7 miles
- Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 10 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles
- Newburgh Priory Country house 11.1 miles
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 15 miles
- Bewerley Hall Estate 15 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 15.1 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 16 miles
- Old Byland Abbey Historic site 16.5 miles
- Duncombe Park Country house 16.6 miles