Great Broughton is a village in the Great and Little Broughton

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of the Hambleton district of

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in northern England.

History

The village of Great Broughton and the hamlet of Little Broughton are listed (under their

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names ''Magna Broctun'' and ''Parva Broctun'') in the ''

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'' of 1086."About the Parish - Great and Little Broughton"
Great and Little Broughton Parish Council, Hambleton Council website The name "Broughton" is a common English placename, derived from

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meaning "farmstead by a brook".''Oxford Dictionary of British Placenames'', ed. A.D.Mills, Oxford University Press, The village was formerly part of the Parish of Kirkby,"Broughton, (Great and Little)"
entry in ''History, Directory, and Gazetteer of the County of York'' (vol 2), Edward Banes, Hurst and Robinson, 1823 and was a part of the

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and

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of Langbaurgh. The economy of the village was formerly dependent on agriculture, textiles,"Broughton, Great and Little"
pp. 409–412 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England'', Samuel Lewis (editor), 1848 and jet mining.

Geography

Great Broughton is 11 miles (17 km) south of Middlesbrough centre, north-east from the

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, and on the edge of the

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and the

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. It is south from the

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and east from the village of Kirkby in Cleveland. Together with the hamlet of Little Broughton to the east, it forms part of a civil parish within the district of Hambleton. The village is overlooked by the Wainstones, a rocky outcrop to the south,"Wainstones", Climb Online climbing details
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. Broughton Beck flows northward, less than east from the village, joining the River Leven, a tributary of the Tees, at Stokesley. The

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, which runs north to Stokesley and south over the moors to

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, is a 'scenic drive';"Great drives: The B1257 from Helmsley and back through Whitby"
Phil Llewellin, ''

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'', 16 January 2001 its popularity with motorcyclists has led to local opposition."Village bid to halt speeding bikers"
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'', Wednesday 8 October 2003

Community

Broughton and Greenhow is an

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covering the area including surrounding parishes. The total population of the ward at the 2011 census was 1,669. The 2001 census put the population of the parish at 950, with the council estimating 940 inhabitants c.2005.Hambleton Parish Population Estimates 2001 – 2005
, Hambleton District Council website. By the time of the 2011 Census the population had increased to 990. The village relies on tourists visiting the moors and functions as a

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for bigger settlements of North Yorkshire. Amenities and facilities within the village include two

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, The Jet Miners and The Bay Horse, a hotel, a

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, a shop with post office, a

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, a village hall and a children's playground. The nearest primary school is Kirkby and Great Broughton C of E

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to the west of the village."Great Broughton"

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(2019). Retrieved 27 February 2019 Great Broughton falls within the

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area. The nearest police station is at

. The village contains ANPR cameras operated by North Yorkshire Police, monitoring vehicular movements through the village.

References

External links

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Great and Little Broughton Parish Council
website
Kirkby and Great Broughton CE VA School
{{authority control Villages in North Yorkshire