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Brompton
Brompton shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 1,912 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SE375964 |
| District | Hambleton |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTHALLERTON |
| Postcode district | DL6 |
| Dialling code | 01609 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Richmond |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
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 UK census, Brompton parish had a population of 1,912.[1]
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One of the possible locations for the site of the Battle of the Standard in 1138 is land just southwest of the village. The village was an important centre for linen making and weaving in the 19th century with eight mills in the village at its peak in 1820[2] but declined by the early 20th century. The village is now largely residential with just a few small businesses.
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.
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.