Broxa, North Yorkshire

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Broxa is a village in the civil parish of Broxa-cum-Troutsdale, in North Yorkshire, England, within the North York Moors National Park. The village is 10 km west of Scarborough, at an elevation of 162 m. The River Derwent is 500 m west of the village. Whilst some 12th century documents mention Broxa (in relation to land granted by the abbot of Whitby), the village was not listed in the Domesday Book. It is thought that it was included in the manor of Hackness. The name of the village derives from a personal name Broce, meaning the enclosure of Broce's people. Broxa was formerly a township in the parish of Hackness, in 1866 Broxa became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1985 the parish was abolished to form "Broxa cum Troutsdale". In 1971 the parish had a population of 15. Until 1974 it was in the North Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was in Scarborough district. To the north of the village is Broxa Forest, a 1,527 acre woodland maintained by Forestry England which has walking and cycling trails. The Moors to Sea Cycle route passes through the village and the forest.

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