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Brough or '''Brough-on-Humber''' is a small Town in the Civil Parish of Elloughton-cum-Brough in the East Riding Of Yorkshire , England . LOCATION It is located on the northern bank of the River Humber , approximately 12 Mile s west of Hull city centre. FACILITIES Brough has a number of shops and takeaways. There are two main supermarkets - Morrisons and Sainsbury's . Brough also has a number of places to eat, most of which are Takeaways . These include Medici, a Fish and Chip shop, Indian Ocean, Lara Bella's and Station Supper (Chinese takeaway and restaurant). There is a local bakery outlet - Woodheads . Brough also has the Brough Golf Club, the Blackburn Leisure and Social Club, and the Brough Library. There are 3 pubs, dentists, a Medical Centre, a Post Office, and branches of Barclays, HSBC and NatWest banks. train arriving at Brough Railway Station ]] TRANSPORT The town is served by Brough Railway Station on the Hull to Selby and Doncaster railway line. Direct rail services to London are provided by Hull Trains (7 each weekday, 5 on Saturdays, 4 on Sundays) and GNER (once each day - the " Hull Executive "). There are other frequent services - TransPennine Express trains run west to Leeds, Manchester, Manchester Airport and Liverpool etc. while Northern Rail takes you to York, Leeds, Doncaster and Sheffield. All trains run east to Hull. Local bus services are provided by EYMS , and run mainly to Hull. The town lies a mile or so south of the main A63 Road from Kingston Upon Hull to the M62 Motorway . It's about a mile to the A63 junction east, 2 miles to the junction west (and then 4 more miles to the M62 motorway). Humberside Airport is 19 miles to the south-east (reached by driving across the Humber Bridge ), and overnight ferry services by P&O Ferries sail to Rotterdam and Zeebrugge from King George Dock, Hull (about 13 miles away). INDUSTRY BAE Systems , Brough manufactures the Hawk jet training aircraft. BAE also offer widely sought-after and very competitive Modern Apprenticeships to local school leavers. HISTORY See Also: Petuaria The town was known as Petuaria during the Roman period, and served as the capital of the Celt ic tribe of the Parisi . Petuaria marked the southern end of the Roman road known now as Cade's Road which ran roughly northwards for a hundred miles to Pons Aelius (modern day Newcastle-upon-Tyne ). |
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