Scarborough

Scarborough, town (1991 pop. 36,665) and district, North Yorkshire, NE England, on the North Sea. The town, primarily a resort, is also an important conference and retirement center. The area was recognized at an early time for its strategic location. Vestiges of a 4th-century Roman signaling station and a 12th-century castle remain. The ancient Church of St. Mary rests on the site of a Cistercian priory.

Town (pop., 1990: 4,000) and deepwater harbour of Tobago island, Trinidad and Tobago. First named Port Louis, Scarborough is laid out on the steep slopes of a hill overlooking the harbour. It succeeded Georgetown as Tobago's capital in 1796. It is located in a coconut-growing area.

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Scarborough may refer to:

Places

Given without context, Scarborough most likely refers to Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England

England

• Scarborough, North Yorkshire
• Scarborough (borough), local government district
• Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency), which existed from 1295 until 1918, and from 1974 to 1997
• Scarborough Castle, located in North Yorkshire

Australia

• Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
• Scarborough, New South Wales
• Scarborough, Queensland

Canada

• Scarborough, Ontario, a district in Toronto, Ontario
• Scarborough GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located there
• Scarborough Village, a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario
• Scarboro, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta

South Africa

• Scarborough, Western Cape, close to Cape Town on the west coast of the Cape Peninsula

Trinidad and Tobago

• Scarborough, Tobago

United States

• Scarborough, Maine
• Scarborough, West Virginia
• Scarborough Renaissance Festival located in Waxahachie, Texas.

South China Sea

• Scarborough Shoal are a group of islands in the South China Sea

People

• Joe Scarborough, an MSNBC talk show host
• Chuck Scarborough, WNBC-TV news anchor
• Elizabeth Scarborough (reporter) an American television reporter and daughter of Chuck Scarborough
• Elizabeth Ann Scarborough an American poet and fantasy/sf writer.
• William Sanders Scarborough an African-American scholar.

Other

• Scarborough F.C., a football club formerly based in Scarborough, England
• Scarborough Van Assembly, Former General Motors Assembly plant
• Scarborough Athletic F.C., a football club created by the supporters' trust of the old club
• Scarborough (ship), convict transport ship on First Fleet and Second Fleet to New South Wales
• Scarborough Fair is a famous English ballad
• Scarborough (company), research firm for consumer insights and media habits, a joint venture between Nielsen Company and Arbitron
• Scarborough (play), written by Fiona Evans and performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 2008

See also

• Allpages/Scarborough
• HMS Scarborough