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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.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "township and railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Broughton CP/Ch Preston AP/CP Lancashire AncC |
Place: | Broughton |
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