2021年10月15日 星期五

Scarborough in Yorkshire. Are you going to Scarborough Fair?

 In the Middle Ages, Scarborough Fair, permitted in a royal charter of 1253, held a six-week trading festival attracting merchants from all over Europe. It ran from Assumption Day, 15 August, until Michaelmas Day, 29 September. The fair continued to be held for 500 years, from the 13th to the 18th century, and is commemorated in the song Scarborough Fair:

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
—parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme....[17]


Frank H. Mason (1875 - 1965) 1939 travel poster illustration produced for the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) to promote travel to the seaside resort of Scarborough in Yorkshire.
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Scarborough
Town
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The Grand Hotel
Scarborough is located in North Yorkshire
Scarborough
Scarborough
Location within North Yorkshire
Population61,749 (2011 census)[1]
Borough108,793[2]
DemonymScarborian
OS grid referenceTA040880
• London190 mi (310 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSCARBOROUGH
Postcode districtYO11 – YO13
Dialling code01723
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
 
UK
England
Yorkshire
54.2773°N 0.4017°WCoordinates54.2773°N 0.4017°W

Scarborough (/ˈskɑːrbrə/)[3] is a town on the North Sea coast of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town lies between 10–230 feet (3–70 m) above sea level, from the harbour rising steeply north and west towards limestone cliffs. The older part of the town lies around the harbour and is protected by a rocky headland.

With a population of just over 61,000, Scarborough is the largest holiday resort on the Yorkshire Coast.[4] The town has fishing and service industries, including a growing digital and creative economy, as well as being a tourist destination. Residents of the town are known as Scarborians.[5]

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