Brogborough

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{{infobox UK place

|country = England

|static_image =

|static_image_caption=

|coordinates = {{coord|52.0365|-0.5946|display=inline,title}}

|official_name = Brogborough

| population = 343

| population_ref = {{cite web | publisher = Office for National Statistics | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791893&c=Brogborough&d=16&e=15&g=422867&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1202158162421&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 | title = Neighbourhood Statistics - Brogborough (CP) Parish | access-date = 2008-02-04 | archive-date = 25 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110525210340/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791893&c=Brogborough&d=16&e=15&g=422867&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1202158162421&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 | url-status = dead }}
302 (2011 Census){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121265&c=Brogborough&d=16&e=62&g=6402545&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1478375148446&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=5 November 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

|unitary_england= Central Bedfordshire

|lieutenancy_england = Bedfordshire

|region= East of England

|constituency_westminster= Mid Bedfordshire

|post_town= BEDFORD

|postcode_district = MK43

|postcode_area= MK

|dial_code= 01525

|os_grid_reference= SP965385

}}

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, reducing to 302 at the 2011 Census. The village is about {{convert|2.5|mi|km|0}} east of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire.

For information on aspects of the archaeology and history of Brogborough see: {{Cite book |last=Wolf |first=A |title=Evaluation at land off Bedford Road, Brogborough, Bedfordshire |date=2023 |publisher=Cotswold Archaeology |location=Cirencester |doi=10.5284/1117491}}

Brogborough Lake

Home to the [http://www.broglake.co.uk/ Brogborough Windsurfing Club], the {{convert|220|acre|km2|adj=on}} lake is solely dedicated to Windsurfing and Stand up paddle surfing.

Grand Union Canal branch

File:Model-of-Whirl.jpg

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

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  • https://web.archive.org/web/20110608073009/http://www.b-mkwaterway.co.uk/documents/Brogborough_Whirl.pdf