Brigham, East Riding of Yorkshire
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East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
that forms part of the civil parish of Foston on the Wolds
Foston on the Wolds
Foston on the Wolds is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of Bridlington town centre and north of the village of North Frodingham....
. The village is located mostly on top of a large hill to the west of the B1249 road and the Driffield Navigation
Driffield Navigation
The Driffield Navigation is an waterway, through the heart of the Holderness Plain to the market town of Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The northern section of it is a canal, and the southern section is part of the River Hull. Construction was authorised in 1767, and it was fully...
passes through it.
Location
Brigham is in the East Riding of YorkshireEast Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) south east of Driffield
Driffield
Driffield, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield....
, and 16 miles (25.7 km) north of Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
city centre.
Situated on the Driffield Navigation
- Next place upstream = Snakeholme LockSnakeholme LockSnakeholme Lock is a brick chamber canal lock on the Driffield Navigation, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is notable in being a staircase lock, but only the upper lock is still used.-Location:...
- Next place downstream = FisholmeFisholmeFisholme is a small area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that is situated between Brigham and Emmotland. The canal section of the Driffield Navigation leaves Frodingham Beck at this point.-Location:...
History
The canal section of the Driffield Navigation was dug around 1767. A swing bridgeSwing bridge
A swing bridge is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its centre of gravity, about which the turning span can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration to the right...
was built to allow access to Elm Tree Farm, and a footpath to Corpslanding, and Hutton Cranswick
Hutton Cranswick
Hutton Cranswick is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately south of Driffield town centre on the A164 road....
.
Home to a sailing club since 1928, the Brigham Sailing Club is still going strong.
After the decline of traffic on the Driffield Navigation, the swing bridge was last prised open in 1967. After much protest, it was replaced by a fixed bridge in the 1970s, and was restored to full working condition again in 2003.