Minskip

Minskip is a village in the civil parish of Boroughbridge, in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A6055 road and 1 mile south-west of Boroughbridge. Minskip appears in the Domesday Book as Minescip, a name derived from the Old English gemaenscipe meaning a community or communal holding.

Administration
Minskip was historically a township in the parish of Aldborough in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It became a separate civil parish in 1866, but on 1 April 1938 the civil parish was abolished and merged into the civil parish of Boroughbridge. In 1931 the parish had a population of 238. In 1974 Minskip was transferred from the West Riding to the new county of North Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was in the Harrogate district.

Transport
Bus links are provided by Eddie Brown. The village is very close to the A1(M).