Brotherton
| Brotherton | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 St Edward the Confessor, Brotherton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE481259 |
| Location: | 53°43’39"N, 1°16’17"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 728 (2011) |
| Post town: | Knottingley |
| Postcode: | WF11 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Selby and Ainsty |
Brotherton is a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire, close by the River Aire.
The 2011 census recorded a parish population of 728.
Brotherton was the birthplace of Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, son of King Edward I and Margaret of France.[1]
Brotherton Church of England parish church, dedicated to Edward the Confessor, is in the Diocese of Leeds.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Baines, Edward (1822). History, Directory & Gazetteer, of the County of York, Volume 1. Leeds: Edward Baines at the Leeds Mercury office. p. 274. https://books.google.com/books?id=pOtGAAAAIAAJ. Retrieved 14 September 2016.