Brougham

Brougham is a small village and civil parish on the outskirts of Penrith in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area in Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 279, falling marginally to 277 at the 2011 Census.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brougham Castle and Ninekirks.

Brougham Castle

Photo: Mdbeckwith, CC0.

Brougham Castle is a medieval building about 2 miles south-east of Penrith, Cumbria, England. The castle was founded by Robert I de Vieuxpont in the early 13th century.

Ninekirks

Church

Photo: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ninekirks is the local name for St Ninian's church, Brougham, Cumbria. Dedicated to Saint Ninian, it was formerly the Anglican parish church for Brougham, a parish which is now combined with Clifton, a neighbouring village.

Cliburn Moss

Nature reserve

Cliburn Moss is a national nature reserve located northwest of the village of Cliburn, in the county of Cumbria, England. It contains wetland habitats, produced by a hollow in the glacial valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penrith and Eamont Bridge.

Penrith

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Penrith is a market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is less than 3 miles outside the Lake District National Park and about 17 miles south of Carlisle.

Eamont Bridge

Village

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Eamont Bridge is a small village immediately to the south of Penrith, Cumbria, England. The village is named after the bridge over the River Eamont and straddles the boundary between the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. Eamont Bridge is situated 3 miles west of Brougham.

Melkinthorpe

Village

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Melkinthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lowther, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is near the villages of Hackthorpe and Cliburn.

Brougham

Type: Locality
Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.647° or 54° 38′ 49″ north

Longitude

-2.6717° or 2° 40′ 18″ west

Elevation

528 feet (161 metres)

Open location code

9C6VJ8WH+R8

GeoNames ID

7298079

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