Minskip

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]

Minskip
The Wild Swan public house at the north end of Minskip
Minskip Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE389646
Civil parish	Boroughbridge
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO51
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.076650°N 1.406140°W / 54.076650; -1.406140

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 part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Transport

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