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Brigham
Brigham shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | TA075537 |
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| Parish | Foston on the Wolds |
| Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DRIFFIELD |
| Postcode district | YO25 |
| Dialling code | 01262 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | East Yorkshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Brigham is a small village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that forms part of the civil parish of Foston on the Wolds. The village is located mostly on top of a large hill to the west of the B1249 road and the Driffield Navigation passes through it.
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Brigham is in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) south east of Driffield, and 16 miles (26 km) north of Kingston upon Hull city centre.
The canal section of the Driffield Navigation was dug around 1767. A swing bridge was built to allow access to Elm Tree Farm, and a footpath to Corpslanding, and Hutton Cranswick.
Home to a sailing club since 1928, the Brigham Sailing Club is still going strong.
After the decline of traffic on the Driffield Navigation, the swing bridge was last prised open in 1967. After much protest, it was replaced by a fixed bridge in the 1970s, and was restored to full working condition again in 2003.