Brogborough | |
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Location within Bedfordshire | |
Population | 343 [1] 302 (2011 Census)[2] |
OS grid reference | SP965385 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BEDFORD |
Postcode district | MK43 |
Dialling code | 01525 |
Police | Bedfordshire |
Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Brogborough is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, by junction 13 of the M1 motorway. According to the 2001, census it had a population of 343, reducing to 302 at the 2011 Census.[2] The village is about 2.5 miles (4 km) east of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire.
Brogborough Lake
[edit]Home to the Brogborough Windsurfing Club, the 220-acre (0.89 km2) lake is solely dedicated to Windsurfing and Stand up paddle surfing.
Grand Union Canal branch
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Model-of-Whirl.jpg/220px-Model-of-Whirl.jpg)
There is a proposal to create a new branch of the Grand Union Canal between Milton Keynes and Bedford. The terrain is broadly favourable for most of the route, but Brogborough Hill creates a formidable obstacle.
Options being considered include a tunnel under the hill, or a Falkirk Wheel or the Brogborough Whirl plan to go over it.
References
[edit]- ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics - Brogborough (CP) Parish". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
External links
[edit] Media related to Brogborough at Wikimedia Commons