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Brough is a small town located on the A66 to the east
of the county. It is in two parts, the southern part is Church
Brough (once called Upper Brough) and lies on a former Roman
road. The northern area, Market Brough (formerly Lower Brough),
is sited on a medieval road. The difference in the two villages
relates to their functions - Church Brough's houses stand around
a market square decorated with a maypole (formerly a cross stood
in the square), while Market Brough has a wide and long main
street. Although a bridge at Market Brough crossed Swindale Beck
in the 14th century, the village was important as a coaching
town for the England-Scotland route. A market cross on top of
a clock tower and the late-Georgian Golden Fleece Inn stand in
the centre of the town. On the edge of Brough, standing guard
over the A66, are the ruins of the majestic Brough Castle (photo). |
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