Brompton, Hambleton

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Brompton
Brompton, Hambleton (North Yorkshire)
Brompton, Hambleton

Brompton shown within North Yorkshire
Population 1960
OS grid reference SE375964
District Hambleton
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORTHALLERTON
Postcode district DL6
Dialling code 01609
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Richmond
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°21′43″N 1°25′19″W / 54.362, -1.422

Brompton is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about two miles north of Northallerton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,912.

Brompton windmill before restoration work began in 2004
Brompton windmill before restoration work began in 2004

One of the possible locations for the site of the Battle of the Standard in 1138 is land just southwest of the village.

St Thomas' Church in Brompton has the largest collection of Hogback sculptures in the United Kingdom. This collection of hogbacks and Viking period crosses that suggest Brompton was the base for a company of stone carvers during that period. It is thought that the Hogback was invented in the Allertonshire area since the Hogbacks at Brompton and Northallerton are amongst the oldest examples. The clock in the tower runs 10 minutes fast.

The village of Brompton has an online war memorial, it is claimed that this is the world's first interactive war memorial. It is possible to find out more information about and see photographs of the soldiers to have died in World War I and World War II from the Brompton area.

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[edit] Amenities

[edit] Brompton Community Primary School

Brompton primary school caters for around 150 children between the ages of 3 and 11.

The OFSTED report of 2004 states that it is an effective school that provides a good quality of education, with good teaching, pupil achievement, governance, leadership, management and value for money.

[edit] Pubs in Brompton

  • The Village Inn
  • Green Tree
  • Three Horseshoes
  • Crown Inn

[edit] External links


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