Brotherton

For other uses, see Brotherton (disambiguation).
Brotherton
Brotherton
 Brotherton shown within North Yorkshire
Population 728 
OS grid referenceSE481259
    London 160 mi (260 km)  SSE
Civil parishBrotherton
DistrictSelby
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town KNOTTINGLEY
Postcode district WF11
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Coordinates: 53°43′39″N 1°16′17″W / 53.72742°N 1.27151°W / 53.72742; -1.27151

Brotherton is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is on a border with the City of Wakefield and West Yorkshire (here formed by the River Aire).

Brotherton was Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The village was on the A1 road 2 miles (3 km) north of Knottingley, before the road was relocated. It is now on the A162, north of Ferrybridge, south of Fairburn. Brotherton is often mistaken as being in West Yorkshire; it is a North Yorkshire village.

According to the 2001 census Brotherton civil parish had a population of 672, rising to 728 at the 2011 Census.[1]

Brotherton is the birthplace of Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, son of King Edward I and Margaret of France. Notable Brotherton residents include Ken Wharton (b 1950), a writer of Military History books, who lived in the village between 2005 and 2009.

Brotherton Church of England parish church, dedicated to Edward the Confessor, is in the Diocese of Wakefield.

Governance

Brotherton is part of Fairburn with Brotherton electoral ward. The total population of this ward as measured at the 2011 Census was 3,538.[2]

References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. "Fairburn with Brotherton ward population 2011". Retrieved 15 August 2015.

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