Brompton, Scarborough

Brompton, Scarborough

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 54.226500
longitude = -0.551500
official_name = Brompton
static_

static_image_caption =
population = 516 (2001 census)
civil_parish = Brompton
shire_district = Scarborough
shire_county = North Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster = Scarborough and Whitby
post_town = SCARBOROUGH
postcode_district = YO13
postcode_area = YO
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SE945821

Brompton (or Brompton-by-Sawdon) is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England, about convert|8|mi|km|lk=on west of Scarborough itself, close to the North York Moors and on the A170 road. According to the 2001 UK census, Brompton parish had a population of 516.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798181&c=Brompton&d=16&e=15&g=476709&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1215472429773&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Brompton CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-07-07
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher = Office for National Statistics] Under 'Brompton', the sign on entry to the village reads 'The Birthplace Of Aviation' owing to the long term residence of pioneering aeronautical engineer Sir George Cayley. Brompton has been the seat of the Cayley family since the Middle Ages.

The poet William Wordsworth, married Mary Hutchinson at All Saints' Church in the village, on 4 October 1802. [cite web
url = http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Bromptonbysawdon/Bromptonbysawdon90.html
title = Brompton By Sawdon: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1890
accessdate = 2008-07-19
year = 1890
work = Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire
publisher = GENUKI]

References

External links

* [http://www.scarboroughphotos.org.uk/slide.php?id=brompton%201 Brompton photos]


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