Brotton
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Brotton is a town in the parish of Skelton and Brotton, in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) southeast of Saltburn-by-the-Sea [1], and 15.2 miles (24.5 km) east of Middlesbrough [2]. In 2002, the town had a population of 5,384. [3]
The name of the town literally means, "town on the brow of a hill", and was mentioned in the Domesday Book. The hill in question, Warsett Hill, tops the large Huntcliffe which was the site of one of the many Roman signal stations built along the east coast to defend against Anglo-Saxon attack. Brotton was one of a number of manors granted by William the Conqueror to Robert de Brus, Lord of Skelton. Over recent years it has become somewhat isolated because of a bypass which was opened in 1998 between the villages of Skelton-in-Cleveland and Carlin How.
The discovery of ironstone brought huge changes to the village with a tremendous increase in the population, the majority of these former miners homes are found in the 'Brickyard' and 'the Park' areas of the village. Lumpsey Mine the largest of the Brotton mines opened in the 1880s and finally closed in 1954. During the Great War Lumpsey mine had a rail mounted artillery piece to defend the mine against Zepplin attack.
Brotton has a church called St Margaret's, as well as a large street of shops known as the High Street. It is very close to the historic seaside town of Saltburn-by-the-Sea which is well renowned for its pier, and Guisborough, with it's ancient Priory and pleasant market. For its size there are many pubs in Brotton, including The Crown, The Green Tree and The Queen's Arms (known locally as "The Bloodtub").
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Towns: Brotton | Dormanstown | Eston | Grangetown | Guisborough | Loftus | Redcar (Lakes Estate, Redcar East)| Saltburn-by-the-Sea | Skelton-in-Cleveland | South Bank | Teesville Villages: Boosbeck | Boulby | Carlin How | Charltons | Coatham | Dunsdale | Easington | Handale | Kilton | Kilton Thorpe | Kirkleatham | Lazenby | Lingdale | Liverton | Margrove Park | Marske-by-the-Sea | Moorsholm | New Marske | Newton under Roseberry | North Skelton | Ormesby | Scaling | Skinningrove | Stanghow | Upleatham | Warrenby | Westfield | Wilton | Yearby Parish & Town Councils: Guisborough | Lockwood | Loftus | Saltburn, Marske and New Marske | Skelton and Brotton |
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