Present Day
Boroughbridge has both a primary school and a high school. Boroughbridge High School specialises in performing arts and has a library, computer rooms and a drama studio. It celebrated its 25th anniversary in the summer of 2007.
Close to Boroughbridge is the village of Aldborough, once the site of the Roman settlement Isurium Brigantum (SE406664). There is a small museum.
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