Broughton
Pronunciation: /bɹɔːtən/
The English word “Broughton” has 5 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- An area in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, comprising Broughton Park, Higher Broughton and Lower Broughton.
- A small settlement on Westray, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY4448).
- A community (civil parish) in Wrexham borough, Wales, that includes New Broughton and Pentre Broughton.
- An unincorporated community in South Park Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
- A rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland.
Etymology
From Old English beorg (“mountain, hill”) or brōc (“brook, stream, torrent”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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More English words
- Brough and Shatton
- brougham
- brought up to a bitter
- broughten
- Broughton and Bretton
- Broughton and Old Dalby
- Broughton Hamlet
- Broughton West
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