Breighton

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Breighton
Breighton shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE709339
Parish	Bubwith
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SELBY
Postcode district	YO8
Dialling code	01757
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Haltemprice and Howden
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°47′49″N 0°55′27″W / 53.796883, -0.924146

Breighton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the east bank of the River Derwent, approximately 5 miles north west of Howden.

It forms part of the civil parish of Bubwith.

Nearby is RAF Breighton, built between 1941 and 1942 for No. 1 Group RAF, its first residents were the No. 460 Squadron RAAF. After World War II, the base would be used to store Thor missiles, before finally closing in the mid sixties. It is currently used by the Real Aeroplane Company to house historic aircraft as well as for hosting airshows. RAF Breighton or Breighton Airfield, as it is now commonly known, has the ICAO Code of EGBR.

An airshow is held by the Real Aeroplane Company in the summer. ^[1]

There is a pub called the Breighton Ferry.

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