Brotherton

Brotherton
Brotherton
Brotherton shown within North Yorkshire
Population	728
OS grid reference	SE481259
• London	160 mi (260 km) SSE
Civil parish	Brotherton
District	Selby
Shire 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
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°43′39″N 1°16′17″W / 53.72742°N 1.27151°W / 53.72742; -1.27151Coordinates: 53°43′39″N 1°16′17″W / 53.72742°N 1.27151°W / 53.72742; -1.27151

Brotherton is a village and civil parish in the Selby district 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 was Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The village was on the A1 road 2 miles (3 km) north of Knottingley, before the road was relocated. It is now on the A162, north of Ferrybridge, 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.

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