Breighton

Breighton
Breighton
Breighton shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE709339
• London 160 mi (260 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SELBY
Postcode district YO8
Dialling code 01757
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

Breighton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the east bank of the River Derwent, approximately 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Howden.

It forms part of the civil parish of Bubwith.

Breighton Airfield and Aeroplane Museum

Nearby is RAF Breighton, built between 1940 and 1942 for No. 1 Group RAF, its first residents were the No. 460 Squadron RAAF. After the Second World War, the airfield was used to store Thor missiles, before finally closing in March 1964. It is currently used by the Real Aeroplane Company to house historic aircraft as well as for hosting airshows. RAF Breighton or Breighton Airfield, as it is now commonly known, has the ICAO Code of EGBR.

An airshow is held by the Real Aeroplane Company in the summer.[1]

Mustangs Flying During Breighton Airshow

To the north-west of the main village is the Breighton Ferry public house. From the Middle Ages until the 1930s a ferry operated across the Derwent to Menthorpe[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Photos of Breighton Airshow".
  2. ↑ A P Baggs; G H R Kent & J D Purdy (1976). K J Allison, ed. "Menthorpe with Bowthorpe". A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 3, Ouse and Derwent Wapentake, and Part of Harthill Wapentake. Victoria County History. pp. 63–64. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 4.


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