Brotherton
From Wikishire
Revision as of 22:58, 17 May 2023 by RB (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox town |name=Brotherton |county=Yorkshire |riding=West |picture=Brotherton, Church of St Edward the Confessor.jpg |picture caption=St Edward the Confessor, 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
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Brotherton) |
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.