Broughton, Lincolnshire
| Broughton | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Broughton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE963084 |
| Location: | 53°33’50"N, -0°32’47"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 5,726 (2011 Census) |
| Post town: | Brigg |
| Postcode: | DN20 |
| Dialling code: | 01652 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Lincolnshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Brigg and Goole |
Broughton is a small town in Lindsey in northern Lincolnshire, situated on the course of the ancient Roman road known as Ermine Street. It is a modest town, which at the 2011 census admitted a recorded population of 5,726 throughout the parish.
The town is to be found some two miles north-west of the town of Brigg. Also within the parish are the hamlets of Wressle, Castlethorpe, and part of Scawby Brook boundaries.
Parish church
The parish church, St Mary's Church, stands in the middle of the town. It is thought to date back to the 11th century, with major alterations in the 12th, 14th and 17th centuries.[1]
Gokewell Priory was founded nearby in the late 12th century to house a community of nuns.
History
Traces of habitation in the Neolithic Age have been found at Broughton - stone tools have been found particularly on the commons near Wressle. Pottery was discovered at a house on Ermine Street in 1956, thought to date back to the Bronze Age period. Around 1850, ancient burials were discovered in the commons to the north-east of Broughton.
In 1660, the year of the Restoration, Edmund Anderson of Boughton was created a baronet by King Charles II. The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the 9th Baronet, Sir Charles Henry John Anderson.
To the west and north, Broughton has extensive woodlands that stretch toward Dragonby, Scunthorpe and Appleby. These were granted by the late Rupert Dixon, who placed the land in the control of a trust for its care and maintenance, and to provide public access. South of the woods sits one of the few 4-star hotels in the area, and which has a 27-hole golf course.
About Broughton
This is a prospering village which, though it named itself a town in 1974, remains a village in feel. Broughton has grown substantially since the mid-1980s, with new housing developments to the north and north-west of the town. Indeed by 2011 Broughton parish had slightly exceeded its neighbour Brigg in population due to housing developments at the edge of the parish in Scawby Brook.
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