Broughton is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

in the

Test Valley Test Valley is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England, named after the valley of the River Test. Its council is based in Andover. The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by a merger of the boroughs of Andover and Romsey, a ...

district of

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire ...

, England, about north of Romsey. The Manor of Broughton is recorded in the

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and was held at different times by the

Earl of Southampton Earl of Southampton was a title that was created three times in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in 1537 in favour of the courtier William FitzWilliam. He was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1542. The s ...

, and the Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull. The current manor house is a Grade II* listed building, dating from the 18th century. The Church of England parish church of St Mary the Virgin dates from the 12th century. The 19th-century

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compe ...

chapel has been closed for worship and sold for development. The 2001 census recorded a parish population of 1,029, reducing to 1,003 at the 2011 Census. Near the village are many farms, including three sheep farms and one buffalo meat farm.

Education

State

Primary: * Broughton Primary School

Twin towns

Broughton is twinned with: * Sauve, France

References

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Civil parishes in Hampshire Test Valley Villages in Hampshire {{Hampshire-geo-stub