Borrowby, east North Yorkshire

Borrowby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated in the North York Moors National Park, inland but near the coast, between Whitby and Saltburn-by-the-Sea. The population of the civil parish was estimated at 50 in 2014.^[1] According to the 2001 UK census, Borrowby parish had a population of 56.^[2]

Population50 (2014)^[1]

OSgridreferenceNZ771156

London210 mi (340 km) S

Civil parish

• Borrowby

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Borrowby
Borrowby Location within North Yorkshire
Population	50 (2014)[1]
OS grid reference	NZ771156
• London	210 mi (340 km) S
Civil parish	Borrowby
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA
Postcode district	TS13
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Scarborough and Whitby
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.530400°N 0.809900°W / 54.530400; -0.809900

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From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The name Borrowby derives from the Old English berg meaning 'tumulus' and the Old Norse bȳ meaning 'village'.^[3]