Broughton, Cumbria

Broughton is a civil parish in Cumbria, England, consisting of Great Broughton and Little Broughton. It is located on the River Derwent, about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Workington and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Cockermouth. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,727,[1] decreasing slightly to 1,704 at the 2011 Census.[2]

See also Broughton Beck, Broughton Mills, Broughton Moor, Broughton in Furness.

Broughton
Great Broughton Post Office
Broughton is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Broughton
Broughton
Location in Allerdale
Broughton is located in Cumbria
Broughton
Broughton
Location within Cumbria
Population1,704 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY075315
Civil parish
  • Broughton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOCKERMOUTH
Postcode districtCA13
Dialling code01900
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Governance

Broughton is in the parliamentary constituency of Workington, Mark Jenkinson who is a member of the Conservative Party is the Member of parliament.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.

It was previously in the Broughton St Bridget's electoral ward of Allerdale Borough Council. This ward stretched north to Bridekirk with a total population at the 2011 Census of 4,178.[3] Broughton was also part of the Dearham and Broughton Ward of Cumbria County Council.

The village also has its own parish council; Broughton Parish Council which covers Great & Little Broughton.[4]

See also

References
  1. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Allerdale Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 June 2010
  2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. "Broughton Parish Council". Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.

Cumbria County History Trust: Broughton (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)


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