Brough, Nottinghamshire


Brough is a hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 5 miles to the north of Newark-on-Trent, on the A46 Fosse Way. Population details are included in the civil parish of Collingham.

History

Brough was the site of the Roman town of Crococalana, which grew around a military fort of the 1st century. The town spread along the Fosse way for about a mile, and had ditched defences.