Broughton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Jevington
Historical Forms
- Bortone 1086 DB 1285 Ipm
- Bruston 12th AD
- Burghton(e) 1265 Misc 1285 CplM
- Burghton(e) juxta Jevyngton 1302 FF
- Burton(e) 1285 Ipm 1293 Cl 1302,1324 FA 1377 CplM
- Broughton 1544 LP 1622 CplM
Etymology
v. burhtun . We get the same sound-development in Broughton (Db, Sa). It lies between Crane Down Bottom and Folkington Park. There are earthworks on the bold bluff just west of Crane Down Bottom. These may be the burh (W.B.).