Broughton, Milton Keynes

For the other Buckinghamshire Broughton, see Broughton, Aylesbury.

Broughton
Bridge in Broughton
Broughton is located in Milton Keynes
Broughton
Broughton
Broughton is located in Buckinghamshire
Broughton
Broughton
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population2,493 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP895399
Civil parish
  • Broughton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMILTON KEYNES
Postcode districtMK10
Dialling code01908
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Buckinghamshire

52°03′00″N 0°41′38″W / 52.050°N 0.694°W / 52.050; -0.694

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Broughton (/ˈbrɔːtən/,[2] BRAW-tən) is a historic village, modern district and civil parish in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Central Milton Keynes. It is governed by Broughton and Milton Keynes Joint Parish Council, shared with the neighbouring Milton Keynes parish. Broughton district was developed during the 2000s and 2010s largely to the south and east of the historic village.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Broughton (E04012179)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Flavia Hodges; A. D. Mills; Adrian Room (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 961–962.