Broughton

Meanings

1. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
2. A suburb and civil parish (served by Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council) in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8939).
3. A hamlet in Broughton Hamlet parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8413).
4. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2877).
5. A civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough, which includes Great Broughton and Little Broughton.
6. An area in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, comprising Broughton Park, Higher Broughton and Lower Broughton.
7. A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3032).
8. A village and civil parish in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5235).
9. A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9609).
10. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8375).
11. A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD9451).
12. A village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7673).

Etymology

From Old English beorg (“mountain, hill”) or brōc (“brook, stream, torrent”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).