Broughton
Broughton is a community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Racecourse Ground
Stadium
Photo: Markbarnes, CC BY 2.5.
The Racecourse Ground is a football stadium in Wrexham, Wales. It is the home of Wrexham Association Football Club, and is the largest stadium in North Wales and the fifth-largest in Wales.
Gwersyllt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mcginnly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gwersyllt railway station serves the area of Gwersyllt in the city of Wrexham in North Wales. It is one of five stations in the Wrexham County Borough.
Wrexham Maelor Hospital
Hospital
Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Wrexham Maelor Hospital is a district general hospital for the north east region of Wales. It is managed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wrexham and Brymbo.
Wrexham
Photo: kanti kansara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wrexham is a city in Clwyd in North Wales. 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.
Brymbo
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brymbo is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It lies in the hilly country to the west of Wrexham city, largely surrounded by farmland.
Acton
Suburb
Photo: Spicke01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Acton is a suburb and community in Wrexham, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It spans the north-eastern part of Wrexham. The area is largely residential and at its centre, lies Acton Park, the location of the former Acton Hall. Acton is situated 2 miles east of Broughton.
Broughton
- Category: community
- Location: Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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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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