__NOTOC__ Brigham is a small village and former

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, now in the parish of Foston on the Wolds, in the

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, England. It is situated approximately south-east from

Driffield Driffield, also known as Great Driffield (neighbouring Little 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 ...

, north of Hull city centre, and to the west of the B1249 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 66. Brigham was formerly a

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in the parish of Foston on the Wolds, from 1866 Brigham was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Foston.

Driffield Navigation

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

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

*Next location upstream - Snakeholme Lock *Next location downstream - Fisholme A village sailing club was established in 1928.

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