The 1,457-pound behemoth was grown by brothers Ian and Stuart Paton of Lymington, England, and handily broke the previous British record of 1,341 pounds as well as the European record of 1,357 pounds set last week by a Belgian farmer, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday.

The Paton pumpkin was so large it had to be lifted by a forklift and transported by truck to the Royal Victoria Country Park in Netley, England, where it was weighed by officials at the city's Annual Pumpkin Show.

With the giant pumpkin, the brothers regained the British record they set one year ago with a pumpkin weighing 1,188 pounds, the Telegraph said.

The world pumpkin record is 1,689 pounds, set last year by U.S. grower Joe Jutras of Rhode Island.