Talk:Scarborough, North Yorkshire

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 Definition:  Seaside resort, fishing port and former spa town on the east coast of North Yorkshire, England; once an important mediaeval port and site of a major royal castle (population about 52,000). [d] [e]
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I've moved this page for the following reasons. Firstly, I saw it as inevitable that it would be moved eventually, because there are several other Scarboroughs in the world, and more particularly there was a big row about this on Wikipedia. Secondly, we have articles like Boston, Lincolnshire already. However, I think the basic page Scarborough should redirect here, because: (1) this is the original Scarborough; (2) it is the one with significant history (going back, it is said, about 900-1000 years); (3) it is the one Simon and Garfunkel were referencing(!); (3) the one in Toronto is bigger but is not a town/city in its own right; (4) it is arguably most famous - at least I found that in a Google search, many references were to Scarborough, North Yorkshire (5/10 today) - and several even on Google.ca (4/10). Let's avoid the messy compromise on Wikipedia (having Scarborough as a disambiguation page but with a note saying "Given without context, Scarborough most likely refers to Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England." John Stephenson 06:16, 6 June 2008 (CDT)

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