Brough

Brough
Brough
	; Brough Castle from the south east
	Brough
	Location within Cumbria
Population	751 (2011 including Helbeck)
OS grid reference	NY794145
Civil parish	Brough;
District	Eden;
Shire county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KIRKBY STEPHEN
Postcode district	CA17
Dialling code	017683
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and the Border;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°31′32″N 2°19′08″W / 54.52561°N 2.31875°W

Brough is a village and civil parish in Eden, Cumbria, England. In 2001 there were 680 people living in Brough.^[1]

History[change | change source]

The village is on the site of the Roman fort of Verterae ("The Forts"),^[2] on the northern leg of the Roman-era Watling Street, linking Luguvalium (Carlisle) with Eboracum (York) and points south.