BROUGHTON. 399 BROTJGHTON GIFFORD. of Amounderness, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 4 i ho If. of Preston. It is a station on the Lan- iid Preston Junction railway. Dortou is a hmlt. of this parish. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 106, in the patron, of Hulme's i. Here is an endowed free school with a revenue of 130 per annum, the produce of several ancient be- quests, and some minor charities worth about 14 a year. BROTJGHTON, a par. in the eastern div. of the wap. of Stanley, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 3 miles to the N. W. of Glanford-Brigg. It lies on the W. hank of the river Aucholnie, at the foot of the Heaths, and con- tains the limits, of Castlethorpe, Gokewell, and Manby. Broughton was the site of a small nunnery of the Cister- cian order, founded in the 12th century, which flourished till the Dissolution. The ancient Ermine Street crossed this parish. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Lin- coln, of the val. of 824, in the patron, of Joseph Dent, Eaq. The church is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains i monumental brass of a knight and his lady, of the year 1370. There is a small endowment for edueation. BROUGHTON, a par. in the hund. of Orlingbury, in "f Northampton, 3 miles to the S.W. of Ketter- ii;^. Wellingborough is its post town. The living is a
- lie dioc. of Peterborough, of the ral. of 394, in
!' 1hu Duke of Buccleuch. The church is dedi- St. Andrew, and contains a monumental brass o! C< 1'i.rt Bolton, the Puiitau divine, who was once i this parish. The charitable endowments for tit of the poor are worth 13 a year. Broughton birthplace of Robert Bolton, and of William ^*, the Nonconformist. BROUGHTON, a par. in the hund. of Bloxham, in f Oxford, 3 miles to the S.W. of Banbury, its post town. It lies near the border of Northamptonshire, and contains the hmlt. of North Newington. The living fa a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, of the val. of 539, in on. of the Rev. C. F. Wyatt, incumbent. The dmrch, which is in the perpendicular style, is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains many monuments to the families of the Lroughtons, Wykhams, and Twistletons. The poor have the benefa't of a valuable endowment founded by Lady Saye and Sele, and producing 145 per annum. Broughlon Castle, the seat of Lord Saye and HeL', is moated, and wa.s anciently a fortress of great strength. It was founded as early as the reign of Ed- ward I. , but a largo part of the present structure was trr.ric '1 in the 16th century. It has some good stained windows, with the arms and quarterings of its various i owners. BROUGHTON, a par. in the co. of Peebles, Scotland, 10 miles to the W. of Peebles. It is connected with the Ionian railway by a branch lino of 8 miles from Symington. The parish is situated in a hilly and pic- turesque country, on the banks of the Biggar Water, a feeder of the Tweed, and consists chiefly of pasture land. Broughton is separated from the co. of Lanark by .Skirling, and is 3^ miles long by 2j broad. The sole proprietor is Macqueen of Braxfield. The vil. of Brough- ton is 5 miles E. of Biggar. The living is in the presb. of Biggar, and in the patron, of Renny of Danevale ; it is worth, with those of Glenholm and Kilbucho united lo it, 231. In the parish are some remains of an old castle. An annual fair is held in the village on the 3rd October. BROUGHTON, a par. in the Albrighton div. of the co. of Salop, 7 miles to the N. of Shrewsbury, It in- cludes the tn.shp. of Yorton. The Crowe and Shrews- bury branch of the London and North- Western railway crosses the parish, with a station at Yorton. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, worth 70, in the patron, of Sir II. Hill, Bart. BROUGHTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bishop's Castle, hund. of Purslow, in the co. of Salop, 1 mile from Bishop's Castle. BROUGHTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Claverley, hund. of Brimstrec, in the co. of Salop, 4 miles to the E. of Bridgnorth. BROUGHTON, a hmlt, in the par. of St. Mary Stoke, hund. of Taunton, in the co. of Somerset, 3 miles to the S.E. of Taunton. BROUGHTON, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Eccleshall, hund. of Pirehill, in the co. of Stafford, 5 miles to the N.W. of Eccleshall. It lies near the Lon- don and North-Western railway, which has a station at Standou, 4 miles to the W. of the village. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, worth 129, in the gift of Sir II. D. Broughton, Bart. The church is a small building with a tower. The chief seats are Broughton Hall, an ancient mansion in the Elizabethan style, Sugnall Hall, Gerard's Bromley, and Charnes. BROUGHTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Whitchurch, hund. of Kington, in the co. of Warwick, 5 miles to the S. of Stratford-upon-Avon. The Stratford branch of the West Midland railway passes near it. BROUGHTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Appleton-le- Street, wap. of Ryedale, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 2 miles from New Malton. It was the site of a hospital founded by Eustace Fitz-John, before the middle of the 12th century. The Wesleyans have a chapel in the village. BROUGHTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Broughton-in- Aredale, wap. of Stainclitt', in the West Riding of the co. of York. BROUGHTON ASTLEY, a par. in the hund. of Guthlaxton, in the co. of Leicester, 5 miles to the N. of Lutterworth, its post town, and 93j miles from London. It is a station on the Midland railway. The parish is situated on a small stream, a branch of the river Soar, and contains the tnshps. of Prime-Thorp and Sutton-in- the-Elms. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peter- borough, of the val. of 674, in the patron, of H. Rad- ford, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an old Gothic building, with a square tower. The parochial charities produce about 20 a year. Hosiery is the chief manufacture. BROUGHTON BRANT, a par. in the wap. of Love- den, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lincoln, 7 miles to the E. of Newark, its post town. It is situated near the border of Nottinghamshire, on the banks of the river Brant, a branch of the Witham. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, of the val. of 560, in the patron, of Sir R. Sutton, Bart. The church, which is dedicated to St. Helen, is an ancient edifice, with a tower and lofty spire, and contains an old monument of James de Au- beney. The Wesleyans have a chapel here, and there are charitable endowments amounting to 17 a year. The rectory of Broughton was held by Bishop Warbur- ton, who wrote here the " Divine Legation." BROUGHTON, CHURCH, a par. in the hund. of Appletree, in the co. of Derby, 10 miles to the W. of Derby. It is situated on a branch of the river Dove, and contains the tnshp. of Sapperton. The North Staf- fordshire railway passes within a short distance. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lichfield, worth 228, in the patron, of J. Broadhurst, Esq. The church, which contains several stone stalls, is dedicated to St. Michael. Here is an endowed free school founded about 1745, which has an income of 30, and some other charities producing about 20 a year. Broughton is within the honour of Tutbury, in the duchy of Lancaster. BROUGHTON, EAST, or BROUGHTON FIELD, a chplry. in the par. of Cartmel, hund. of Lonsdale North of the Sands, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 2 miles to the N. of Cartmel. The Fumess branch of the Lancaster and Carlisle railway passes through the parish. The living is a pcrpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 67, in the gift of the Earl of Burlington. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. The chief residences are Brough- ton Grove, Broughton Hall, and Broughton I.odge. BROUGHTON GIFFORD, a par. in the hund. and union of Bradford, in the co. of Wilts, 2 miles to the W. of Melksham, its post town (which is also a station on the Great Western railway), and 3 N.E. of Bradford. It is situated on the W. bank of the river Avon, and was a fortified station in the Roman time. The living is a rect. * in the dioe. of Salisbury, of the val. of 355, in the pa- tron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to
