__NOTOC__ Brigham is a small village in the

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, England. It is situated approximately south-east from

Driffield Driffield, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield. By road, it is north-east of Leeds ...

, north of Hull city centre, and to the west of the

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. The village forms part of the

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Foston on the Wolds Foston on the Wolds is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south-west of Bridlington town centre and north of the village of North Frodingham. The civil parish is formed by the v ...

Driffield Navigation

The

Driffield Navigation The Driffield Navigation is an waterway, through the heart of the Holderness Plain to the market town of Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The northern section of it is a canal, and the southern section is part of the River Hull. C ...

canal passes at the west of the village. The Brigham section of the Driffield Navigation was dug about 1767. A

swing bridge A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravity, about which the swing span (turning span) can then pi ...

was built across the canal to allow access to Elm Tree Farm, and a footpath to Corpslanding and

Hutton Cranswick Hutton Cranswick is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south from Driffield town centre, and on the A164 road. The civil parish is formed by the village of Hutton Cranswick and ...

. In 1967, after a decline in canal traffic, the swing bridge was kept closed, and was replaced by a fixed bridge in the 1970s. In 2003 a new working swing bridge was installed.

Brigham position on the Driffield Navigation

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Snakeholme Lock Snakeholme Lock is a brick chamber canal lock on the Driffield Navigation, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is notable in being a staircase lock, but only the upper lock is still used. It was designated Grade II in 1986. Location ...

*Next location downstream -

Fisholme Fisholme is a small area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that is situated between Brigham and Emmotland. The canal section of the Driffield Navigation leaves Frodingham Beck at this point. Location 0.7 miles south-east of Brigham o ...

A village sailing club was established in 1928.

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