Bromfield - The small hamlet of Bromfield sits on agricultural land between Crummock beck and Langrigg beck. Its name means ‘broom-covered land.’ Bromfield’s history is tied in with that of Holme Cultram Abbey. In the village is St Mungo (another name for St Kentigern) church, having the distinction of once allowing cockfighting in its churchyard. The site was a place of worship in pagan times and continued through Roman and pre-Norman days. The present church, built on the site of three earlier churches, is part Norman. It was restored in the 1860s. Bromfield’s position mid-way between the towns of Wigton and Aspatria provides Lakeland mountain views to the south. To the north are the hills of Scotland and the Solway Firth. The station at Bromfield had a siding for Fielding & Company and was 1¾ from Brayton Junction. The station today is a private house.
Bromfield Station - Click on image to Enlarge
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