Brotherton

Also known as Brotherton, North Yorkshire

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).

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Place details

Locality: Brotherton
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Brotherton
UK place.static_image_name: Brotherton, Church of St Edward the Confessor.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Church of St Edward the Confessor
UK place.population: 728
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.civil_parish: Brotherton
UK place.unitary_england: North Yorkshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: North Yorkshire
UK place.region: Yorkshire and the Humber
UK place.constituency_westminster: Selby
UK place.post_town: KNOTTINGLEY
UK place.postcode_district: WF11
UK place.postcode_area: WF
UK place.os_grid_reference: SE481259
UK place.london_distance_mi: 160
UK place.london_direction: SSE

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Wikidata facts

Population: 728
Image: Brotherton, Church of St Edward the Confessor.jpg

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Commons category: Brotherton
postal code: WF11
OS grid reference: SE481259
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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'.