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Brough ( ) may mean or refer to an ''area'', ''enclosure'', ''round tower'' or ''outer wall of a feudal castle''.


Places


England

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Brough, Cumbria Brough (), sometimes known as Brough under Stainmore, is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Westmorland and the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, within the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, on the western ...
, a village in Cumbria **
Brough Castle Brough Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Brough, Cumbria, Brough, Cumbria, England. The castle was built by William Rufus around 1092 within the old Roman Empire, Roman fort of ''Verterae'' to protect a key route through the Pennines ...
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Brough-on-Noe Brough and Shatton is a civil parish in Hope Valley, Derbyshire, Hope Valley in the High Peak, Derbyshire, High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It is named for the two hamlets of Brough-on-Noe and Shatton. Brough is about 2 km, or j ...
, a hamlet in Derbyshire *
Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire Brough ( , locally ) is a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Elloughton-cum-Brough with the neighbouring village of Elloughton. Brough is situated on the northern bank of the Humber, Humber Estuary ...
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Brough Aerodrome Brough Aerodrome was a private use aerodrome located at Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is now disused with the last known flight out of the airfield occurring in 2011. The airfield closed in 2013. The site is now crossed by ...
, an aerodrome and former motor racing circuit nearby *
Brough with St Giles Brough with St Giles is a village and a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The civil parish also includes the settlements of Catterick Bridge and Walkerville, and Catterick Racecourse and the site of the Roman town of Cataractonium. ...
, a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire **
Brough Hall Brough Hall is a historic country house in Brough with St Giles, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The hall was originally constructed by the De Burgh family in the 15th century as a tower house. It passed to the Lawson family in 157 ...
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Brough, Nottinghamshire Brough is a hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England. Location It is located in the Newark and Sherwood District, 5 miles (8 km) to the north of Newark-on-Trent, on the A46 Fosse Way. Its population is included in the adjacent civil parish of Collin ...
, a village on the Fosse Way *
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...
, a town in North Yorkshire


Scotland

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Brough, Caithness Brough Help:IPA/English, /brɒx/ is a small village in Caithness on the far north coast of mainland Scotland. It is the most northerly village of mainland Great Britain. It is 10 miles (16 km) east of Thurso, 20 miles (32 km) north-west of Wick ...
, near Dunnet Head *
Brough, Shetland Brough is a settlement in western Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland Shetland (until 1975 spelled Zetland), also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway ...
* Brough, Yell, Shetland *
Brough of Birsay The Brough of Birsay is an uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Birsay. It is located around 13 miles north of Stromness and features the remains of Pictish and Norse settleme ...
, a tidal island and lighthouse, Orkney Islands


Other uses

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Brough (surname) Brough (pronounced ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Brough (born 1967), New Zealand-born actor, television and radio host and comedian based in Australia *Albert Brough (1895–1972), British rugby league and associati ...
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Brough Motorcycles Brough Motorcycles were made by William E. Brough in Nottingham, England, from 1902 to 192 after some earlier experimentation with motorised tricycles. The Brough Superior company was a separate company created by his son, George Brough. Models ...
, made in England from 1908 to 1926 *
Brough Superior Brough Superior ( ) motorcycles, sidecars, and motor cars were made by George Brough in his Brough Superior works on Haydn Road in Nottingham, England, from 1919 to 1940. The motorcycles were dubbed the "Rolls-Royce of Motorcycles" by H. D. ...
, a brand of English motorcycles and automobiles were made from 1919 to 1940


See also

* Broch (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo