In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Borrowby like this:
BORROWBY, a township in Leake parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 5 miles N of Thirsk. It has a post office under Thirsk. Acres, 1,280. Real property, £2,098. Pop., 345. Houses, 88. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Borrowby through time
Borrowby is now part of Hambleton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hambleton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Borrowby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Borrowby, in Hambleton and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14539
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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