Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Broughton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Broughton, township and ry. sta. (Barton and Broughton), N. Lancashire, in par. and 2 miles NW. of Preston, 2367 ac., pop. 590; P.O. Market-day, Wednesday; contains B. Hall, seat of the Tempests since the 15th century.
A village in Amounderness hundred, in the county of Yorkshire.