Minskip

Minskip
The Wild Swan public house at the north end of Minskip
Minskip is located in North Yorkshire
Minskip
Minskip
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE389646
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Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO51
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54°04′36″N 1°24′22″W / 54.076650°N 1.406140°W / 54.076650; -1.406140

Minskip is a village in the civil parish of Boroughbridge, in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A6055 road and 1 mile south-west of Boroughbridge. Minskip appears in the Domesday Book as Minescip, a name derived from the Old English gemaenscipe meaning a community or communal holding.[1]

Administration

Minskip was historically a township in the parish of Aldborough[2] in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[3] It became a separate civil parish in 1866, but on 1 April 1938 the civil parish was abolished and merged into the civil parish of Boroughbridge.[4] In 1931 the parish had a population of 238.[5] In 1974 Minskip was transferred from the West Riding to the new county of North Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was in the Harrogate district.

Transport

Bus links are provided by Eddie Brown. The village is very close to the A1(M).

References

  1. ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 85.
  2. ^ "History of Minskip, in Harrogate and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ GENUKI website. Yorkshire West Riding: Aldborough Parish
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Minskip CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Population statistics Minskip CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

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