Brotton is a village in the

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Skelton and Brotton Skelton and Brotton is a civil parish in the unitary authority area of Redcar and Cleveland, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It consists of the town of Skelton-in-Cleveland and village of Brotton. The modern Skelton Castl ...

, in the

Redcar and Cleveland Redcar and Cleveland is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. Its council has been a unitary authority since 1996. The borough was created in 1974 as Langbaurgh, and was one of four ...

district, in the ceremonial county of

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, England It is situated approximately south-east of

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, 9 miles from

Redcar Redcar is a seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority. It is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, and is located east of Middlesbrough. The Teesside built-up area's Redcar subdiv ...

, east of

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and north-west of

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. East Cleveland Hospital operates in the village.

History

The name of the village (known in medieval times as 'Broctune') means ''Brook Farm'' (settlement by a stream), being derived from the

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''brōc'' and ''tūn''. The village is listed in the ''

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'', and used to be in the Langbaurgh Wapentake. Warsett Hill tops the large Huntcliffe which was the site of one of the many Roman signal stations built along the east coast to defend against Anglo-Saxon attack. Brotton was one of a number of manors granted by

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, Lord of Skelton. Over recent years Brotton has become somewhat isolated because of a bypass which was opened in stages between 1998 and 2001 connecting the town of

Skelton-in-Cleveland Skelton-in-Cleveland or Skelton is a market town in the civil parish of Skelton and Brotton at the foot of the Cleveland Hills and about east of Middlesbrough centre. It is in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. Ske ...

and village of Carlin How. The discovery of

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brought major changes to the village and a large increase in the population. The majority of former miners' homes are found in the 'Brickyard' and 'the Park' areas of the village. Lumpsey Mine, the largest of the Brotton mines, opened in the 1880s and closed in 1954. During the First World War Lumpsey Mine had a rail-mounted artillery piece to defend the mine against

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attack. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished.

Geography

Brotton is close to the seaside town of

, known for its pier, and Guisborough, with its ancient

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and market. The village is divided into two parts: 'Top End' (the area east of the railway line) and 'Bottom End' (the area to the west).

Demographics

In 1951 the civil parish had a population of 4,262. In 2011, the village had a population of 5,394.

Landmarks

Brotton

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church is dedicated to St Margaret. The village contains a

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on High Street, and its

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s include The Green Tree and The Queen's Arms.

Education

Brotton has two primary schools, Badger Hill Primary School and St Peters Church of England school. There is also a school for children with learning difficulties, Kilton Thorpe. The village secondary school, Freebrough Academy, has recently been rebuilt.

Notable people

The sculptor Charles Robinson Sykes (1875–1950), was born in the village. There is a house on Child Street which has a plaque dedicated to him. He designed the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot which is used on

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Rolls-Royce Owners' Club of Australia Library. Retrieved 15 January 2014

References

Sources

External links

Brotton in Welcome to Yorkshire

Skelton & Brotton Parish Council

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

"Welcome to Brotton History"
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