Place:Brigham, Cumberland, England

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NameBrigham
Alt namesBroughton Crosssource: township in parish
High Brighamsource: settlement in parish
Low Brighamsource: settlement in parish
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates54.658°N 3.416°W
Located inCumberland, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inCumbria, England     (1974 - )
See alsoAllerdale above Derwent Ward, Cumberland, Englandward in which it was located
Allerdale District, Cumbria, Englanddistrict municipality since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog
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The village of Brigham, near the town of Cockermouth, now in Cumbria, England, has existed as a settlement since neolithic times. In the UK census of 2011 it had a population of 756.

Brigham was an early centre of Christianity in Cumbria. The church of St Bridget's, was originally a Norman building, and is situated at the far north of the village, known as Low Brigham; it contains several fragments of pre-Norman crosses and other early carved stones. A disused quarry is situated in the centre of the village, above which runs the main street of High Brigham. The quarry is bisected by the road called Stang Lonning.

Until the closure of the Cockermouth and Workington Railway in 1966, Brigham had a railway station. At one time there was also a second station serving the hamlet of Broughton Cross, 1 km west of the main village.

The family of Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian are buried in the graveyard at St. Bridget's. Fletcher himself, born and raised in the township of Eaglesfield within Brigham parish, and christened at St. Bridget's, is thought to be buried on Pitcairn Island, though some have claimed that he returned secretly to England.


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