27-546: Brough ( / b r ʌ f , b r ɒ x / bruff, brokh ) may mean or refer to an area , enclosure , round tower or outer wall of a feudal castle . Places [ edit ] England [ edit ] Brough, Cumbria , a village in Cumbria Brough Castle Brough-on-Noe , a hamlet in Derbyshire Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire ,
54-563: A combined benefice service on Sunday 30 July 2023. There is a large war memorial within the nave. Brough Agricultural Show, held every year in August. Cumbria Easter Rally, held yearly on Easter weekend. A monthly farmers' market held on the third Saturday of every month, in the Memorial Hall in Brough. Brough Football Club is the village's local football team. After being re-founded in 2020,
81-648: A football club in Brough can be dated back to 1889, possibly even earlier. The club's home pitch is Coltsford Common in Church Brough. Brough FC has a men's team in Division Four of the Westmorland Football League. The team plays in the club's traditional colours of blue and white stripes, with a red away kit. A66 road The A66 is a major road in Northern England , which in part follows
108-483: A tidal island and lighthouse, Orkney Islands Other uses [ edit ] Brough (surname) Brough Motorcycles , made in England from 1908 to 1926 Brough Superior , a brand of English motorcycles and automobiles were made from 1919 to 1940 See also [ edit ] Broch (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
135-637: A town Brough Aerodrome , an aerodrome and former motor racing circuit nearby Brough with St Giles , a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire Brough Hall Brough, Nottinghamshire , a village on the Fosse Way Middlesbrough , a town in North Yorkshire Scotland [ edit ] Brough, Caithness , near Dunnet Head Brough, Shetland Brough, Yell , Shetland Brough of Birsay ,
162-647: A £500 million spend to complete dualling the Trans-Pennine section, together with improvements at the M6 and A1(M) interchanges. In March 2024, Transport Secretary Mark Harper approved a £1.3 billion scheme to dual the A66 in its entirety between Scotch Corner and Penrith. Work would begin on the scheme in the latter half of 2024. Additionally, a plan to create a second crossing of the River Tees near Middlesbrough for traffic on
189-533: Is Augill Castle , built in 1841 by John Bagot Pearson from Kirkby Lonsdale as a weekend retreat, a grade II listed building and now a hotel. Brough is in the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and the Border . Neil Hudson was elected its Conservative Member of Parliament at the 2019 General Election , replacing Rory Stewart . Since April 2023, it is in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority of
216-663: 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
243-415: Is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument . Brough Castle was built in the 11th century within the northern part of the former fort. Like many other castles in the area, Brough was restored in the 17th century by Lady Anne Clifford . The Castle is now in the care of English Heritage and its ruins can be visited. Brough has historically been divided into Market Brough , to the north, and Church Brough , to
270-556: Is now the A66 west of Penrith was originally A594 – only a small stub of this road numbering remains, from Maryport to Cockermouth . The middle 49.5 miles (79.7 km) section of the A66 between Scotch Corner on the A1(M) and Penrith on the M6 forms one of the key trans-Pennines trunk routes and has one of the worst road-safety records in the UK. Various bypasses and upgrades have been constructed since
297-629: The A685 . At the 2001 census it had a population of 680, increasing to 751 at the 2011 Census. The village is on the site of the Roman fort of Verterae ("The Forts"), on the northern leg of the Roman-era Watling Street , linking Luguvalium ( Carlisle ) with Eboracum ( York ) and points south. The area of the rectangular fort, which once occupied the land to the south of the Swindale Beck ,
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#1732844809119324-407: The ceremonial county of Cumbria. An electoral ward in the name of Brough exists. This ward stretches from Musgrave to Stainmore with a total population of 1,317. Traditionally, on Twelfth Night , a burning holly tree (subsequently, ash trees were used) would be carried through the village, followed by a brass band. When the flames had partially gone out, the villagers would try to bring
351-543: The 14th century, to add the north aisle, and in the early 16th century when most of the existing structure was built. The tower was constructed by Thomas Blenkinsop of Helbeck in 1513. There are four bells, which are noted as the heaviest ring of four bells hung for full circle ringing in the World. They were removed for restoration in November 2022. The restored bells were test rung on 29 June 2023 and blessed by Bishop James Bell at
378-544: The A66 as high priorities to receive funding. This means that there is currently no likelihood of any additional major schemes on this route being funded within the next ten-year period. However the Regional Funding Allocation process will be reviewed in due course and this will give an opportunity for the Regions to revise their priorities." In September 2015, the government said that £500,000 would be invested into
405-565: The A66(M) shortly before meeting junction 57 of the A1(M) . It shares the A1(M) route south to Scotch Corner , from where it continues west across the Pennines , past Brough , Appleby , Kirkby Thore , Temple Sowerby and Penrith until it reaches Junction 40 of the M6 motorway at Skirsgill Interchange, where traffic going towards Western Scotland turns onto the northbound M6. The A66 continues past Blencathra to Keswick and Cockermouth and on through
432-464: The congested A19 road would see the widening of the A66 between Teesside Park and the Tees Viaduct interchange. The section of road between Scotch Corner and Penrith accounted for 70 deaths over ten years up until 2002, which was above the national average for single lane carriageways. Whilst the number of accidents was in line with the national average, the number of serious injuries and deaths
459-788: The course of the Roman road from Scotch Corner to Penrith . It runs from east of Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire to Workington in Cumbria . The road has been progressively improved with dual carriageway sections, but with stretches of single carriageway road. The road is set to be completely dualled between Scotch Corner and Penrith, with a £1.3 billion scheme being announced in March 2024. From its eastern terminus between Redcar and Middlesbrough it runs past Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington mainly as two-lane dual-carriageway and single carriageway past Darlington, becoming motorway standard as
486-518: The early 1970s, giving the current mix of single and dual-carriageway sections. In 2002, after many years of local campaigning, the Transport Minister, John Spellar , gave support for the upgrading of the remaining single-carriageway sections by the Highways Agency . The first three projects began construction in early 2006 and opened in 2007 and 2008. The whole route between the A1(M) and M6
513-474: The northern reaches of the Lake District before arriving at the coastal town of Workington . There is a short stretch of dual carriageway along the northern part of Bassenthwaite Lake between Keswick and Cockermouth. Whilst the eastbound section follows the straight line of the disused Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway , the westbound section has numerous bends with climbs and dips. The westbound section
540-517: The original route between Penrith and Scotch Corner. The historic route between Scotch Corner and Hull follows what is now today's A1 , A168 , B6265 , A59 and A1079 . It is anomalously numbered since west of Penrith it trespasses into numbering zone 5; this is because it originally terminated at the A6 in Penrith but was extended further west in order to create one continuous east–west route. Most of what
567-481: The south and centred on the castle and St Michael's Church. In 1977 this division was made physical by the construction of the Brough bypass dual carriageway, taking the A66 away from the village main street. Up to some time before 1777, opposite the market cross going up towards Stainmore, there was a holy well dedicated to Saint Winifred (Gwenfrewi), which before the Reformation was a place of pilgrimage. Nearby
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#1732844809119594-573: The study of the two Trans-Pennine routes of the A66 and the A69 . The proposal would be for one or even both roads to be dualled wholly between the A1/A1(M) and the M6. The following year the government announced that the A66 would be dualled, but not the A69. In March 2019, project director Matt Townsend from Highways England announced plans for a public consultation from May 2019, in which it would present its plans for
621-563: The title Brough . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brough&oldid=1257885374 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Brough, Cumbria Brough ( / b r ʌ f / ), sometimes known as Brough under Stainmore ,
648-449: The tree to a pub, where the party would continue until the early hours of the morning. The village was also the venue for a popular fair on the second Thursday of March. St Michael's Church is a large building with an impressive tower. The oldest parts date from the Norman period, and may have suffered during William I of Scotland 's attack on the castle in 1174. The church was enlarged in
675-544: Was closed due to flood damage in December 2015; when it re-opened in May 2016, the road had been permanently reduced to a single lane. This section has a 50-mile-per-hour (80 km/h) limit monitored by average speed cameras . When road numbers were first designated in the 1920s, the A66 was assigned to the route between Penrith and Hull via Scotch Corner and York , mainly along former Roman roads . Today's route largely follows
702-475: Was due to be dualled by 2011, by which time the upgrade of the A1 to motorway status at Scotch Corner was planned to be complete. After the construction of several sections commenced, it was announced that those schemes currently in the planning phase would not go ahead until 2016 at the earliest. The Highways Agency website states "Other than those already committed, the Regions did not identify any other major schemes for
729-464: Was twice the national average; this high attrition rate was the reason for the go-ahead for the new dualled sections on the grounds of safety. Snow gates were installed on the road between Bowes and Brough . This section is the moorland route over Stainmore summit which reaches a height of 1,450 feet (440 m) is prone to heavy snow in the winter. Both sets of gates have turnaround facilities to allow all traffic to change direction. The A66(M)
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