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BROUGHTON, Shropshire

"BROUGHTON, a parish in the Albrighton division of the county of Salop, 7 miles to the N. of Shrewsbury. It includes the township of Yorton. The Crewe and Shrewsbury branch of the London and North-Western railway crosses the parish, with a station at Yorton. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Lichfield, worth £70, in the patronage of Sir R. Hill, Bart."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

Church Records

• The transcription of the Parish Registers for Broughton (1586-1812) provided by Mel Lockie. Added 22 Nov 2009.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Broughton from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

[Original page by Brian Pears 21 Mar 2003 (Gaz3 v01.19)]

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