Brough, North Riding of Yorkshire

Historical Description

Brough, a township in Catterick parish, in the N.R. Yorkshire, on the river Swale, 5 miles ESE of Richmond, formerly a Roman settlement. Acreage, 1177; population, 105. An ancient hospital stood here, founded about the time of Edward I. Brough Hall formerly belonged to the family of De Burgh, but is now the seat of the Lawsons. There is a beautiful Roman Catholic chapel near the hall, built in 1837 by Sir William Lawson. 268

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Brough from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Brough)

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the North Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following North Riding newspapers online:

• York Herald
• Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough
• Yorkshire Gazette
• Yorkshire Evening Press
• Whitby Gazette