Brotherton

For other uses, see Brotherton (disambiguation).

Brotherton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village is on a border with the City of Wakefield and West Yorkshire (here formed by the River Aire).

Brotherton
Church of St Edward the Confessor
Brotherton Location within North Yorkshire
Population	728 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE481259
• London	160 mi (260 km) SSE
Civil parish	Brotherton
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KNOTTINGLEY
Postcode district	WF11
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Selby
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°43′42″N 1°16′19″W

History

Brotherton was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.^[2] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Selby, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The village was on the A1 road 2 miles (3 km) north of Knottingley, before the road was relocated. It was linked to Ferrybridge, across the River Aire, by the grade I listed Ferry Bridge. It is now on the A162, south of Fairburn. Brotherton is often mistaken as being in West Yorkshire; it is a North Yorkshire village.

According to the 2001 census Brotherton civil parish had a population of 672, rising to 728 at the 2011 Census.^[1]

Brotherton is the birthplace of Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, son of King Edward I and Margaret of France.^[3] Notable Brotherton residents include Ken Wharton (b 1950), a writer of Military History books, who lived in the village between 2005 and 2009.^{[citation needed]}

Brotherton Church of England parish church, dedicated to Edward the Confessor, is in the Diocese of Wakefield.

Governance

Brotherton is part of Fairburn with Brotherton electoral ward. The total population of this ward as measured at the 2011 Census was 3,538.^[4]

See also

• Listed buildings in Brotherton