Brough

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Brough is a village and civil parish in Eden, Cumbria, England. In 2001 there were 680 people living in Brough.[1]

Brough
BroughCastleSE.jpg
Brough Castle from the south east
Population 751 (2011 including Helbeck)
OS grid reference NY794145
Civil parish Brough
District Eden
Shire county Cumbria
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KIRKBY STEPHEN
Postcode district CA17
Dialling code 017683
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Penrith and the Border
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria

History

The village is on the site of the Roman fort of Verterae ("The Forts"),[2] on the northern leg of the Roman-era Watling Street, linking Luguvalium (Carlisle) with Eboracum (York) and points south.

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References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. Gordon, Seton (1949). Highways and Byways in the Central Highlands. London: Macmillan & Co. p. 152. ISBN 9781406767452. Full text in SGML format Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine