Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.9682°N -0.3615°W |
Label Position: | left |
Official Name: | Brigham |
Static Image: | BrighamBridge.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Brigham Bridge |
Civil Parish: | Foston on the Wolds |
Unitary England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Lieutenancy England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Constituency Westminster: | East Yorkshire |
Post Town: | DRIFFIELD |
Postcode District: | YO25 |
Postcode Area: | YO |
Dial Code: | 01262 |
Os Grid Reference: | TA075537 |
London Distance Mi: | 170 |
London Direction: | S |
Brigham is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Foston on the Wolds, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4miles south-east from Driffield, 15miles north of Hull city centre, and to the west of the B1249 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 66.[1] Brigham was formerly a township in the parish of Foston on the Wolds,[2] from 1866 Brigham was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Foston.[3]
The Driffield Navigation canal passes at the west of the village. The Brigham section of the Driffield Navigation was dug about 1767. A swing bridge was built across the canal to allow access to Elm Tree Farm, and a footpath to Corpslanding and Hutton Cranswick. In 1967, after a decline in canal traffic, the swing bridge was kept closed, and was replaced by a fixed bridge in the 1970s.[4] In 2003 a new working swing bridge was installed.[5]
A village sailing club was established in 1928.