Broughton East (Field Broughton)
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BROUGHTON (East), or Broughton-Field, a township-chapelry in Cartmel parish, Lancashire; 4 miles N of Cartmel r. station, and 7 NE of Ulverstone. Post Town, Cartmel, under Newton-in-Cartmel. Acres, 2,830. Real property, £4,332. Pop., 534. Houses, 107. The property is subdivided. Broughton Grove, Broughton Hall, and Broughton Lodge are chief residences. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £67.* Patron, the Duke of Devonshire. The church is good.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Cumbria Record Office & Local Studies Library, Barrow and at Kendal library.Cemeteries
- Grange Fell Rd, Cemetery, Grange over Sands
- St Peter, Church of England, Field Broughton
Census
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Church Records
- St Peter, Church of England, Field Broughton
- St Paul, Main Street, Church of England, Grange over Sands
- The Fell Church, Grange Fell Rd, Church of England, Grange over Sands
- Kents Bank Rd, Congregational, Grange over Sands
- St Charles, Kents Bank Rd, Roman Catholic, Grange over Sands
- Kents Bank Rd, Wesleyan Methodist, Grange over Sands
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Broughton East area is Ulverston.Description and Travel
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In 1835 Broughton East was a township in the parish of Cartmel.Maps
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Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Broughton East was in the Archdeaconry of Richmond, in the Diocese of Chester. The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Richmond are held at the Lancashire Record Office.Societies
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