Borrowby is one of the so-called Hillside Villages and can be found towards the eastern fringe of the vale where the land begins to rise to the moors. The village is said to be of Danish origin (ending –by) when it was some kind of stronghold. It was then mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book[2] and other early records under various spellings of "Berghby" meaning 'village on a hill'.[3] This exposed location has always been good for growing orchards[4] as the hill tops escaped the glacial debris and cannot be reached by the flood plains of the river, the Cod Beck. Borrowby was once part of the parish of Leake, which is further north, and in the first half of the 19th century there was an extensive manufacture of linen.[4] Since 1978 the village has been a conservation area.[5]
The village grew in a linear form along the main road sloping upwards to the north. It is characteristic, that to the front the buildings are separated by a broad grass verge to the main road and the backs of the properties are associated with the adjoining long plots that are accessed via a back lane. A triangular street formation divides High Borrowby from Low Borrowby and acts as a village green and centre with a public house, (The Wheatsheaf Inn), village hall and church. On the village green is an old cross which is said to have marked the border between Borrowby and the town of Gueldable,[6] (and the two Wapentakes of Allerton and Birdforth) at a time when both townships were completely intermixed.[7]
It is clear[according to whom?] that the structure and character of the village have not significantly changed to this day, though some original cottages have been replaced by more modern versions and gaps between the buildings have been filled. There used to be a Primitive Methodist Chapel but today only the Methodist Church remains. On many of the old buildings traces of lime wash that coated the sandstone facades are still visible.[citation needed]
^Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 25, 53. ISBN0-19-869103-3.
^ ab"Parishes: Leake | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^"Conservation areas and listed buildings". www.hambleton.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^Grainge, William (1859). The Vale of Mowbray: a historical and topographical account of Thirsk and its neighbourhood (2 ed.). Ripon: Simpkin & Co. pp. 313–314. OCLC 559956399.
^"Genuki: LEAKE: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1890., Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
Further readingedit
Grainge, William (1859); The Vale of Mowbray: A Historical and Topographical Account of Thirsk and Its Neighbourhood; G. H. Smith & Son, reprint 1993. ISBN0904775887
Bogg, Edmund; The Golden Vale of Mowbray, Elliot Stock; reprint edition (1909)
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borrowby, west, north, yorkshire, this, article, possibly, contains, original, research, please, improve, verifying, claims, made, adding, inline, citations, statements, consisting, only, original, research, should, removed, march, 2015, learn, when, remove, t. This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Borrowby is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire England It is situated halfway between Thirsk and Northallerton about 25 miles 40 km north of York in the Vale of Mowbray a low lying agricultural landscape shaped by the last glaciation that lies between two national parks the North York Moors to the east and the Yorkshire Dales to the west BorrowbyThe Market Cross and Preaching Stone at BorrowbyBorrowbyLocation within North YorkshirePopulation386 Including Leake 2011 census 1 OS grid referenceSE428892 London200 mi 320 km SCivil parishBorrowbyUnitary authorityNorth YorkshireCeremonial countyNorth YorkshireRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townTHIRSKPostcode districtYO7PoliceNorth YorkshireFireNorth YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshireList of places UK England Yorkshire 54 17 49 N 1 20 36 W 54 29701 N 1 34335 W 54 29701 1 34335 Borrowby is one of the so called Hillside Villages and can be found towards the eastern fringe of the vale where the land begins to rise to the moors The village is said to be of Danish origin ending by when it was some kind of stronghold It was then mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book 2 and other early records under various spellings of Berghby meaning village on a hill 3 This exposed location has always been good for growing orchards 4 as the hill tops escaped the glacial debris and cannot be reached by the flood plains of the river the Cod Beck Borrowby was once part of the parish of Leake which is further north and in the first half of the 19th century there was an extensive manufacture of linen 4 Since 1978 the village has been a conservation area 5 The village grew in a linear form along the main road sloping upwards to the north It is characteristic that to the front the buildings are separated by a broad grass verge to the main road and the backs of the properties are associated with the adjoining long plots that are accessed via a back lane A triangular street formation divides High Borrowby from Low Borrowby and acts as a village green and centre with a public house The Wheatsheaf Inn village hall and church On the village green is an old cross which is said to have marked the border between Borrowby and the town of Gueldable 6 and the two Wapentakes of Allerton and Birdforth at a time when both townships were completely intermixed 7 It is clear according to whom that the structure and character of the village have not significantly changed to this day though some original cottages have been replaced by more modern versions and gaps between the buildings have been filled There used to be a Primitive Methodist Chapel but today only the Methodist Church remains On many of the old buildings traces of lime wash that coated the sandstone facades are still visible citation needed Contents 1 See also 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksSee also editListed buildings in Borrowby west North YorkshireReferences edit UK Census 2011 Local Area Report Borrowby Parish 1170216807 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 21 March 2018 Powell Smith Anna Borrowby Domesday Book opendomesday org Retrieved 17 May 2018 Ekwall Eilert 1960 The concise Oxford dictionary of English place names 4 ed Oxford Clarendon Press pp 25 53 ISBN 0 19 869103 3 a b Parishes Leake British History Online www british history ac uk Retrieved 17 May 2018 Conservation areas and listed buildings www hambleton gov uk Retrieved 17 May 2018 Grainge William 1859 The Vale of Mowbray a historical and topographical account of Thirsk and its neighbourhood 2 ed Ripon Simpkin amp Co pp 313 314 OCLC 559956399 Genuki LEAKE Geographical and Historical information from the year 1890 Yorkshire North Riding www genuki org uk Retrieved 17 May 2018 Further reading editGrainge William 1859 The Vale of Mowbray A Historical and Topographical Account of Thirsk and Its Neighbourhood G H Smith amp Son reprint 1993 ISBN 0904775887 Bogg Edmund The Golden Vale of Mowbray Elliot Stock reprint edition 1909 External links edit nbsp Media related to Borrowby Hambleton at Wikimedia Commons The Borrowby Show Borrowby on the Thirsk website Borrowby on the National Flood Forum Portals nbsp Yorkshire nbsp England nbsp United Kingdom Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Borrowby west North Yorkshire amp oldid 1216664579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
