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Broughton, Staffordshire

Historical Description

Broughton, a township in Croxton parish, Staffordshire, 4½ miles W of Standon-Bridge station on the L. & N.W.R.. and 5½ NW of Eccleshall, which is the post town. Broughton Hall is an old Tudor mansion. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Lichfield; net value, £102. The church, built in 1630, is small, and has a tower with six very fine bells. It contains some ancient monuments and brasses, and ancient stained windows.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyStaffordshire 
Civil parishEccleshall 
HundredPirehill 
Poor Law unionStone 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Findmypast, in association with the Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Archive Service have the Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, and Burials online for Broughton


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Broughton from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Broughton are available from a number of sites:

CountyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtWV5
Post TownWolverhampton

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