Broughton, Cumbria

{{See also|Broughton Beck|Broughton Mills|Broughton Moor|Broughton in Furness}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| static_image_name = Great Broughton Post Office - geograph.org.uk - 759327.jpg

| static_image_caption = Great Broughton Post Office

| coordinates = {{coord|54.67|-03.44|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Broughton

| population = 1,704

| population_ref = (2011)

| civil_parish = Broughton

| unitary_england = Cumberland

| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria

| region = North West England

| constituency_westminster = Penrith and Solway

| post_town = COCKERMOUTH

| postcode_district = CA13

| postcode_area = CA

| dial_code = 01900

| os_grid_reference = NY075315

| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Allerdale

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Allerdale

}}

Broughton is a civil parish in Cumbria, England, consisting of Great Broughton and Little Broughton. It is located on the River Derwent, about {{convert|6|mi|km}} east of Workington and {{convert|3|mi|km}} west of Cockermouth. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,727,[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790345 Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Allerdale] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613082045/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790345 |date=13 June 2011 }} Retrieved 2 June 2010 decreasing slightly to 1,704 at the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121307&c=CA13+0LP&d=16&e=62&g=6410941&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1434467661804&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=16 June 2015}}

Governance

Broughton is in the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and Solway. Markus Campbell-Savours, a member of the Labour Party, is the Member of Parliament.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.

It was previously in the Broughton St Bridget's electoral ward of Allerdale Borough Council. This ward stretched north to Bridekirk with a total population at the 2011 Census of 4,178.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/broughton-st-bridgets-e05003117#sthash.ilZBjT98.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=16 June 2015}} Broughton was also part of the Dearham and Broughton Ward of Cumbria County Council.

The village also has its own parish council; Broughton Parish Council which covers Great & Little Broughton.{{cite web|url=http://broughtonparishcouncil.co.uk//|title=Broughton Parish Council|access-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715100119/http://broughtonparishcouncil.co.uk/|archive-date=15 July 2019|url-status=dead}}

References

External links

[http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/broughton Cumbria County History Trust: Broughton] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

Category:Civil parishes in Cumbria

Category:Cumberland (unitary authority)