Brigham, Yorkshire
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| Brigham | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 Brigham Bridge | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA075537 |
| Location: | 53°58’5"N, 0°21’41"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Driffield |
| Postcode: | YO25 |
| Dialling code: | 01262 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Yorkshire |
Brigham is a small village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, four miles south-east of Driffield, fifteen miles north of Kingston upon Hull city centre, and to the west of the B1249 road.
The Driffield Navigation canal passes at the west of the village. The Brigham section of the Driffield Navigation was dug about 1767. A swing bridge was built across the canal to allow access to Elm Tree Farm, and a footpath to Corpslanding and Hutton Cranswick. In 1967, after a decline in canal traffic, the swing bridge was kept closed, and was replaced by a fixed bridge in the 1970s.
In 2003 a new working swing bridge was installed.[1]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Brigham) |
- Brigham, Yorkshire in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ "Driffield Navigation Overview". The Inland Waterways Association. 21 March 2012. https://www.waterways.org.uk/waterways/restoration/driffield_navigation/driffield_navigation_overview. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 4.
