Brogborough

Brogborough
Brogborough
 Brogborough shown within Bedfordshire
Population 343 [1]
OS grid referenceSP965385
Unitary authorityCentral Bedfordshire
Ceremonial countyBedfordshire
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BEDFORD
Postcode district MK43
Dialling code 01525
Police Bedfordshire
Fire Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentMid Bedfordshire
List of places
UK
England
Bedfordshire

Coordinates: 52°02′11″N 0°35′41″W / 52.0365°N 0.5946°W / 52.0365; -0.5946

Brogborough is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, by junction 13 of the M1 motorway. According to the 2001, census it had a population of 343. The village is about 8 miles (13 km) east of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire.

Brogborough Lake

Home to the Brogborough Windsurfing Club, the 220-acre (0.89 km2) lake is solely dedicated to Windsurfing and Stand up paddle surfing.

Grand Union Canal branch

Model of proposed spiral boat lift

There is a proposal to create a new branch of the Grand Union Canal between Milton Keynes and Bedford. The terrain is broadly favourable for most of the route, but Brogborough Hill creates a formidable obstacle.

Options being considered include a tunnel under the hill, or a Falkirk Wheel or the Brogborough Whirl plan to go over it.

References

External links

Media related to Brogborough at Wikimedia Commons


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