Broughton

Broughton is a community in , . It has an area of 469 hectares and had a population of 6,498 in the 2001 census, increasing to 7,454 at the 2011 Census.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality with 7,590 residents
  • Description: community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Broughton, Wrexham”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Racecourse Ground and Gwersyllt railway station.

Stadium
Photo: John Lord, CC BY 2.0.
The is a football stadium in , . It is the home of Wrexham Association Football Club, and is the largest stadium in and the seventh-largest in Wales.

Railway station
Photo: Mcginnly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
serves the area of in the city of in North . It is one of five stations in the .

Archaeological site
The Brymbo Fossil Forest is a palaeobotanical site near , , Wales. It is known as a significant area of Early Carboniferous fossils, and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wrexham and Brymbo.

Photo: kanti kansara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in in . It's industrial, but has lost its former trades of coal-mining and brick-making. It was granted "city" status in 2022, but this is ceremonial and doesn't affect its governance.

Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in , . It lies in the hilly country to the west of city, largely surrounded by farmland.

Suburb
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is a suburb and community in , , . It spans the north-eastern part of Wrexham. The area is largely residential and at its centre, lies Park, the location of the former Hall. is situated 2 miles east of Broughton.

Broughton

Latitude
53.0667° or 53° 4′ 0″ north
Longitude
-3.0321° or 3° 1′ 56″ west
Population
7,590
Elevation
476 feet (145 metres)
Open location code
9C5R3X89+M5
Geo­Names ID
7299703
Wiki­data ID
Q4975804
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Broughton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Broughton”
  • Cebuano: “Broughton (komunidad sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Wales)”
  • Cebuano: “Broughton”
  • Chinese: “Broughton”
  • French: “Broughton”
  • Irish: “Broughton”
  • Japanese: “ブロートン”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Broughton (Wrexham)”
  • Swedish: “Broughton, Wrexham”
  • Swedish: “Broughton”
  • Welsh: “Broughton, Wrecsam”
  • Welsh: “Broughton”
  • Welsh: “Brychdyn, Wrecsam”

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