Broughton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Appleton le Street
Historical Forms
- Broctun(e), Brostone 1086 DB
- Broctuna, Brocton 1145–53 Leon35 1285 KI
- Brochton 1258 Ch
- Broutton 1301 LS
- Broghton 1328 Banco 1369 FF
Etymology
'Farm by a stream' v. broc , tun .