What is Scarborough, North Yorkshire?
[[File:Scarborough, North Yorkshire. (4 of 7).jpg|thumb|250px|The Grand Hotel, Scarborough]] '''Scarborough''' is a town on the [[North Sea]] coast of [[North Yorkshire]], [[England]]. According to an [[Icelandic Saga]], it was founded by the [[Vikings]] around 966<small>[[AD]]</small>. There are remains of [[Roman]]{{Disambiguation needed|date=May 2024}}, [[Stone Age]] and [[Bronze Age]] settlements, so it was obviously a natural place to put a settlement. With a [[population]] of around 50,000, Scarborough is the largest [[holiday]] [[resort]] on the Yorkshire coast. [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club]]'s second ground is at [[North Marine Road]]. Local news and information is provided by the towns radio station [[Yorkshire Coast Radio]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirecoastradio.com/scarborough-news.php|title=Scarborough News|website=Yorkshire Coast Radio|language=en|access-date=2019-01-26|archive-date=2019-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121075918/https://www.yorkshirecoastradio.com/scarborough-news.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> Scarborough Athletic FC is the football team in the coastal resort. The team is managed by [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] treble winner and former [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Brom]] captain Jono Greening. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.scarboroughathletic.com/|access-date=2024-11-29|website=www.scarboroughathletic.com}}</ref> == Transport links == === Rail === The town is served by [[Scarborough railway station]]. ===Roads=== Scarborough has four major roads serving the town; these also link it to other major towns and cities. *[[A64 road|A64]] – Main road that terminates in the town centre, linking Scarborough with [[Malton, North Yorkshire|Malton]], [[York]], [[Leeds]], the [[A19 road|A19]] and the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1(M)]]. This is the main tourist route to the town and is [[dual carriageway]] standard for most of its route (between the A1(M) and Malton). *[[A165 road|A165]] – This is the coastal route that lin