Scarborough

What County Is Scarborough?

of North Yorkshire. Scarborough, town and borough on the North Sea coast, administrative county of North Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, northern England. Which part of Yorkshire is Scarborough in? North YorkshireScarborough (/ˈskɑːrbrə/) is a seaside town in the Borough of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. Scarborough is located on the North Sea coastline. Is …

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What Did The Vikings Call Scarborough?

Scarborough’s Viking origin Scarborough’s Viking name is first mentioned in Viking sagas. In the ‘Kormakssaga, Flateyjarbok’ Scarborough is called Skarthborg and in the ‘Orkneyingasaga’ it is referred to as Skarthabork. What was Scarborough called before? The town was founded in 966AD as Skarðaborg by Thorgills Skarthi, a Viking raider. But there is evidence of settlers …

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