Scarborough.
A coastal town in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA040880). It should now be a civil parish, with a town council elected on 1 May 2025.
Meaning & usage
A coastal town in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA040880). It should now be a civil parish, with a town council elected on 1 May 2025.
The Borough of Scarborough, a former local government district in North Yorkshire, abolished without replacement in 2023.
A district and former municipality of Toronto, Canada.
A town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.
A neighbourhood in the village of Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County, New York, United States, named after the English town.
A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Where this word comes from
From the Old Norse personal name Skarði + borg (“fortress”).
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