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Welcome to Boroughbridge Town

First settled in Roman times, Boroughbridge is a centre for the history, scenic beauty, attractive villages, and leisure activities of North Yorkshire.
Adjacent to the A1M in North Yorkshire on the banks of the River Ure, yet just 2 minutes from junctions 48 & 49, Boroughbridge is an ancient and attractive market town with many attractions and amenities.

Visitors to the area will find Boroughbridge is ideally located as a centre for many local and regional attractions many of which can be found within a few minutes of the town centre itself.

Come to visit us soon, you'll be sure of a very warm welcome!

Next Full Council Meeting is on Tuesday 4th August at 18:30 in Minskip Village Hall, Minskip.

Draft Minutes from the last council meeting are available to read on this website.

Latest News issues- see the News and Events section for more

Boroughbridge Cemetery Railings get a new (Free)coat of paint.

Published: 29 Jul 26

Minskip Village Hall is the next venue for the Town Council Meeting on Tuesday 4th August at 18:30.

Published: 29 Jul 26

📍 Boroughbridge Town Council is on tour! 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ We're taking our next Council meeting out into the community, and our next stop is Minskip! This is a great opportunity for residents to come along, meet your councillors, hear about local issues, and see how council meetings work We look forward to welcoming everyone at our next meeting at Minskip Village Hall on the 4th August at 6.30pm Your community, your council, your voice. We hope to see you there! #BoroughbridgeTownCouncil #OnTour #Minskip #CommunityMatters #LocalCouncil Read More...

Planning Application for additional 130 houses at Stump Cross.

Published: 29 Jul 26

Yesterday, Cllr Zoe Metcalfe attended NY Harrogate & Knaresborough area planning committee to represent the Town Council and residents speaking against the outline planning application for 130 houses at Stump Cross. The committee granted permission subject to conditions. Below is the link to view the meeting. https://www.youtube.com/live/HTZ_kTzqEpk Read More...

Supporting our Local Businesses

Boroughbridge Town Council is incredibly proud of our town centre and we are committed to supporting local businesses.

We strive to maintain the vibrancy of our flourishing town, and we are keen to support the businesses based in our town.Contact details of local business can be found on the ‘Local Businesses’ page.