English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Broughton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Broughton

Historical Forms

  • Broctune 1086 DB 1300–25 Thorney
  • Brocton 1202–7,1245 BM
  • Broucton 1254–67 BM 13th ADii
  • Brochton 1260 Ass
  • Broughton 1303 FA
  • Broghton 1305 FF
  • Browtun 1546 BM

Etymology

'Brook farm' v. broc , tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site