Brough, Cumbria
Brough (/brʌf/), although colloquially pronounced ‘Broom’ by the locals and sometimes known as Brough under Stainmore, is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Westmorland and the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, within the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, on the western fringe of the Pennines near Stainmore. The village is on the A66 trans-Pennine road, and the Swindale Beck, and is about 8 miles (13 km) south east of Appleby-in-Westmorland. Brough is situated 5 miles (8.0 km) north east of Kirkby Stephen and 28 miles (45 km) north east of Kendal on the A685.
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Brough Castle from the south east | |
Brough Location in the former Eden district Brough Location within Cumbria | |
| Population | 751 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | NY794145 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KIRKBY STEPHEN |
| Postcode district | CA17 |
| Dialling code | 017683 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
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At the 2001 census it had a population of 680, increasing to 751 at the 2011 Census.
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