Brigg
Brigg is a Town in the county of Lincolnshire.
There are great places to visit near Brigg including some great historic buildings, airports, towns, villages, cities and castles.
Brigg has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Burghley House, and Lincoln Castle.
Humberside Airport is one of Brigg's best, nearby airports to visit in Brigg.
Towns to visit near Brigg include Stamford.
The area around Brigg's best villages can be found at Duddington.
There are a number of cities near to Brigg including Lincoln.
Castles to visit near Brigg include Lincoln Castle.
Brigg History
There are some historic monuments around Brigg:
Places to see near Brigg
History of Brigg
Glanford Brigg was founded at the crossing place of the Ancholme before 1183, its first mention being a Pipe roll entry for that year. The town’s formal charter for a weekly market and yearly fair date from a royal grant to Hugh Nevil in 1205, in which the founder’s name is given as his father in law Stephen de Camera. The fair began on 25 July the feast of Saint James and continued for three days afterward. The grant of a market and fair were subsequently reconfirmed to Hugh’s son Ernisius in 1235. The second part of the town’s full name dates to this time, coming from the new bridge built to replace the existing ford across the river. Its non-standard form of Brigg is due to influence from Old Norse bryggja, which although usually describes a jetty or quay here refers to a bridge. The name of a place spelt “Glawemfordbrigge” in Lincolnshire, appears in 1418.
