Brotherton
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| Population | 728 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | [[[:Template:Ordnance Survey url]] SE481259] |
| • London | 160 mi (260 km)* SSE |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KNOTTINGLEY |
| Postcode district | WF11 |
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| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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Brotherton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village is on a border with the City of Wakefield and West Yorkshire (here formed by the River Aire).
History
The name Brotherton derives from the Old English brōðor meaning 'brother' or the Old Norse personal name Brothir, and the Old English tūn meaning 'settlement'.[2]
Brotherton was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.[3] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Selby District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The village was on the A1 road 2 miles (3 km) north of Knottingley, before the road was relocated. It was linked to Ferrybridge, across the River Aire, by the grade I listed Ferry Bridge. It is now on the A162, 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.[4] Notable Brotherton residents include Ken Wharton (b 1950), a writer of Military History books, who lived in the village between 2005 and 2009.[citation needed]
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.[5]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History of Brotherton, in Selby and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Baines, Edward (1822). History, Directory & Gazetteer, of the County of York, Volume 1. Leeds: Edward Baines at the Leeds Mercury office. p. 274. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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External links
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