Population 469 (2011) Civil parish Goldsborough Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county North Yorkshire | OS grid reference SE384561 Country England Local time Thursday 12:27 PM District Borough of Harrogate | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber Weather 10°C, Wind SW at 27 km/h, 76% Humidity | ||
Goldsborough is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the River Nidd and 1 mile east of Knaresborough.
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Map of Goldsborough, UK
The village appears in the Domesday Book as Golburg or Goldeburgh, which means Golda's Burgh (with Burgh meaning borough). It was in the possession of the de Goldesburgh, Hutton and Byerley families at that time.
A Viking hoard was discovered in Goldsborough Village in 1859 during construction outsite the north wall of Goldsborough Church. Coins and artefacts dating from 700 to 1050 were found in a leaden chest including fragments of Viking brooches and arm-rings, together with 39 coins. It forms one of the largest collections ever discovered in the UK and is now held at the British Museum in London.
The village has a Church of England affiliated primary school which takes pupils from the surrounding settlements of Allerton, Coneythorpe, Hopperton & Flaxby.
The church in the village, the Church of St Mary the Virgin, was the setting for the baptism of George Henry Hubert Lascelles, first cousin of Queen Elisabeth II. the baptism was attended by King George V and Queen Mary. Their daughter, Princess Mary, had married Viscount Henry Lascelles in 1922 and their eldest son was the King and Queen's first grandchild.
Goldsborough was used by Yorkshire Television in the filming of The New Statesman.
Goldsborough used to have a railway station on the Harrogate to York railway line. The station was located 0.62 miles (1 km) north east of the village. The site is where the current A59 passes over the railway line.
The village has one pub; the Bay Horse.