For a medieval battle Boroughbridge is reasonably well served by contemporary accounts, several of which give graphic detail of the fighting. Three accounts describe the battle in detail: Lanercost, the Life of Edward II and The Brut. Extracts of all three are reproduced here. The remaining sources add little further detail other than listing those executed after the defeat.

• Chronicle of Lanercost. A contemporary record compiled in Cumberland.
• Life of Edward the Second. Completed before circa 1326.
• Brut, or the Chronicles of England. A chronicle updated to 1330 and translated from French later in the century.
• St Albans Chronicle. Written after 1330.
• Meaux Chronicle
• Geoffrey le Baker