Upper Broughton or Broughton-Sulney or Over-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 authority ...
about seven miles north west of
Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray () is a town in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester, and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton as the Wreake. The town had a population 27,670 in 2019. The town is sometimes promo ...
, in the
Rushcliffe
Rushcliffe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 Census was 111,129. Its councilRushcliffe Borough CouncilNottinghamshire
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, England. In 2011 the built-up area had a population of 327, the same as the parish. The parish touches
Wymeswold
Wymeswold () is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood (borough), Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. It is in the north of Leicestershire, and north-east of Loughborough. The village has a population of about 1,000, measured ...
,
Hickling,
Widmerpool
Widmerpool is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, about 10 miles south-south-east of Nottingham and some 7.5 miles north-east of Loughborough. It is one of Nottinghamshire's oldest settlements and is just over a mile west of the A46 ...
,
Broughton and Old Dalby
Broughton and Old Dalby is a civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,400, rising marginally to 1,405 at the 2011 census. It includes Nether Broughton and Old Dalby. How ...
and
Willoughby on the Wolds
Willoughby on the Wolds is a small village in Nottinghamshire, England, on the border with Leicestershire. Its nearest neighbouring villages are Wysall, Widmerpool, Wymeswold and Keyworth, with the nearest towns and cities being Loughborough, ...
. Upper Broughton is a conservation area that was designated in 1973 and is 16 hectares. It is near the boundary with
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...
, and
Nether Broughton
Nether Broughton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Broughton and Old Dalby, in the Melton district, in Leicestershire, England. Broughton and Old Dalby's parish council is based in Nether Broughton. The village lies o ...
is across the county boundary.
Features
There are 16 listed buildings in Upper Broughton, of which
St Luke's Church is Grade I listed.
Upper Broughton has a village hall, on Melton Road (
A606) near the junction with Bottom Green.
For many years there was a pub on Main Street, originally called the Golden Fleece and latterly the Tap and Run co-owned by
Stuart Broad
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*Stuart Highway, connecting South Australia and the Northern Territory
Norther ...
and
Harry Gurney
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, but this was badly damaged by fire in June 2022.
Upper Broughton railway station
Upper Broughton was a railway station serving Upper Broughton in the English county of Nottinghamshire. It was opened on the Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway between London and Nottingham, avoiding Leicester. The line still exist ...
opened in 1880 and closed in 1948.
History
The name "Broughton" means 'Farm by the brook'. Upper Broughton was recorded in the
Domesday Book
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as ''Brotone''. On the 1st of April 1965 an area of Broughton and Old Dalby parish was transferred to the parish. The transferred area was 21 acres. The parish was part of the
Bingham Wapentake
Bingham was a wapentake (equivalent to a hundred) of the historic county of Nottinghamshire, England. It was in the south-east of the county, to the south of the River Trent.
Constituents
The original meeting place was on the Toot Hill ridge, we ...
. "Broughton Sulney" is another name for the parish.
References
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Villages in Nottinghamshire
Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
Rushcliffe