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Scarborough

[skahr-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, -ber-uh]

noun

  1. a seaport in North Yorkshire, in NE England.

  2. a city in SW Maine.



Scarborough

/ ˈskɑːbrə /

noun

  1. a fishing port and resort in NE England, in North Yorkshire on the North Sea: developed as a spa after 1660; ruined 12th-century castle. Pop: 38 364 (2001)

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Last month, the Philippine government said one person was injured when a water cannon attack by a China Coast Guard vessel shattered a window on the bridge of another fisheries bureau ship, the BRP Datu Gumbay Piang, near the Beijing-controlled Scarborough Shoal.

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Butterwick was founded by couple Fiona and Ryan Scarborough in Corby, Northamptonshire.

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Born in Scarborough, the 28-year-old can play as a lock but has featured as a blind-side flanker in the past two matches.

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Eliza joins him on Ye Mariners All, and adds a sitar line to a mystical version of Scarborough Fair.

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He also reminded people there were a number of road closures in the area including the A171 at Fylingthorpe, which is the main road between Scarborough and Whitby,

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