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Broughton.

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

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Meaning & usage

name/bɹɔːtən/
  1. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A suburb and civil parish (served by Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council) in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8939).

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  2. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A hamlet in Broughton Hamlet parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8413).

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  3. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2877).

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  4. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough, which includes Great Broughton and Little Broughton.

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  5. A number of places in the United Kingdom: An area in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, comprising Broughton Park, Higher Broughton and Lower Broughton.

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  6. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3032).

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  7. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village and civil parish in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5235).

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  8. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9609).

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  9. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8375).

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  10. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD9451).

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  11. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7673).

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  12. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4238).

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  13. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A hamlet in Claverley parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO8091).

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  14. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A hamlet in Eccleshall parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7633).

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  15. A number of places in the United Kingdom: An inner northern suburb of Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2574).

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  16. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A small settlement on Westray, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY4448).

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  17. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1136).

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  18. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A large village in Broughton and Bretton community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3363).

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  19. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A small village in Wick community, Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9271).

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  20. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A community (civil parish) in Wrexham borough, Wales, that includes New Broughton and Pentre Broughton.

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  21. A place in the United States: A village in Mayberry Township, Hamilton County, Illinois.

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  22. A place in the United States: A village in Jackson Township, Paulding County, Ohio.

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  23. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in South Park Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

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  24. A ghost town in the Regional Municipality of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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  25. A village in Westmoreland parish, Jamaica.

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  26. A place in Australia: A rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland.

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  27. A place in Australia: A locality in the Shire of West Wimmera and Shire of Hindmarsh, Victoria.

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  28. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

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

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