| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | Broxa Village.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Looking south-east towards Broxa |
| Coordinates: | 54.3106°N -0.5483°W |
| Official Name: | Broxa |
| Unitary England: | North Yorkshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | North Yorkshire |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Post Town: | SCARBOROUGH |
| Postcode District: | YO13 |
| Postcode Area: | YO |
| Civil Parish: | Broxa-cum-Troutsdale |
| Os Grid Reference: | SE945915 |
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 10km (10miles) west of Scarborough, at an elevation of 162m (531feet). The River Derwent is 500m (1,600feet) west of the village.[1] [2]
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.[3] The name of the village derives from a personal name Broce, meaning the enclosure of Broce's people.[4]
Broxa was formerly a township in the parish of Hackness,[5] in 1866 Broxa became a separate civil parish,[6] on 1 April 1985 the parish was abolished to form "Broxa cum Troutsdale".[7] In 1971 the parish had a population of 15.[8] 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 woodland maintained by Forestry England which has walking and cycling trails. The Moors to Sea Cycle route passes through the village and the forest.[9] [10] [11]