Broughton
Broughton is a civil parish in Cumbria, England, consisting of Great Broughton and Little Broughton. It is located on the River Derwent, about 6 miles east of Workington and 3 miles west of Cockermouth.Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality with 1,760 residents
- Description: civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England
- Also known as: “Broughton (civil parish), Cumbria” and “Broughton, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Bridget’s Church and Christ Church.
St Bridget’s Church
Church
Photo: David Trochos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Bridget's Church is in the village of Brigham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Solway, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Derventio
Archaeological site
Derventio was a Roman settlement at Papcastle on the river Derwent near Cockermouth, Cumbria, England. It was the site of a Roman fort, which was originally built in timber and rebuilt in stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cockermouth and Brigham.
Cockermouth
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cockermouth is an English market town of 8,800 people in the modern county of Cumbria, at the north western end of the Lake District. Much of the architectural core of the town remains largely unchanged since the 18th and 19th centuries.
Brigham
Village
Photo: David Trochos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brigham is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The village is near to the town of Cockermouth and is located just outside the Lake District National Park.
Broughton Moor
Village
Photo: Phil Gravell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broughton Moor is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It is situated on an extensive moor about 2 miles north of Broughton, 5 miles north west of Cockermouth, 2.5 miles south of Maryport and 4.5 miles north of Workington.
Broughton
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Broughton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Broughton (parokya sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Inglatera, Cumbria)”
- Cebuano: “Broughton”
- Chinese: “Broughton”
- Dutch: “Broughton”
- French: “Broughton”
- German: “Broughton”
- Irish: “Broughton”
- Japanese: “ブロートン”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Broughton (Cumbria)”
- Swedish: “Broughton (parish i Storbritannien, England, Cumbria)”
- Swedish: “Broughton, Cumbria”
- Turkish: “Broughton, Cumbria”
- Welsh: “Broughton”
- “Broughton”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Little Broughton and Great Broughton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dovenby Hall and Broughton Moor.
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