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Brough Sowerby
| Brough Sowerby | |
|---|---|
  Brough Sowerby Location within Cumbria | |
| Population | 137 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NY7912 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KIRKBY STEPHEN |
| Postcode district | CA17 |
| Dialling code | 01768 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Brough Sowerby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is located 22.3 miles southeast of the town of Penrith. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 127,[2] increasing to 137 at the 2011 Census.[1] The village is near the River Belah. 'A township in Brough parish, Westmoreland; 1½ mile S of Brough. Acres, 1,083. Real property with Kaber, £3,664. Pop., 140. Houses, 32.'[3] There are quite a few Black Bull inns in the area surrounding Brough Sowerby, this comes from the old Scottish black cattle that were driven through the market town of Kirkby Stephen.[4]
- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Brough Sowerby Parish (E04002520)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Brough Sowerby Parish (16UF011)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870). Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ "The Upper Eden Visitor Centre in Kirkby Stephen".
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