Tybroughton, occasionally written Ty Broughton, is the name of a former

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, historically in the

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area of

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and now in

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. The rather isolated rural area contains no

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s, although there are a few small hamlets such as Eglwys Cross. The name is still used for an electoral

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of the

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of Bronington.

History

Tybroughton was anciently a

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(an administrative subdivision) of the parish of Hanmer: D. R. Thomas speculated that it was identifiable with the lost manor of 'Burwardestone' mentioned in the

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.Thomas, ''A History of the Diocese of St. Asaph'', 1874, p.821 The Wrexham historian

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said that the

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place name Tybroughton was recorded as early as 1405 "''and can only mean 'Broughton's House' ''".Palmer, ''Ancient Tenures of Land in North Wales and the Marches'', 1910, p.248 Tybroughton was also recorded in 1699 by the antiquary

Edward Lhuyd Edward Lhuyd FRS (; occasionally written Llwyd in line with modern Welsh orthography, 1660 – 30 June 1709) was a Welsh naturalist, botanist, linguist, geographer and antiquary. He is also named in a Latinate form as Eduardus Luidius. Life ...

,Davies, E. ''Flintshire place-names'', 1956, p.170 who pointed out an "''artificial mount''" there called 'Mount Cop' or Eglwys y Groes, probably a

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. In the mid 18th century,

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stayed at a house in the area, writing: "''I took my quarters at Broughton ..a venerable wooden house in possession of my respected kinsman Peter Davies, Esq, in right of his lady, eldest surviving sister of the late Broughton Whitehall''". Writing in 1840 the topographer Samuel Lewis said the township had a population of 218.Lewis (ed). ''A Topographical Dictionary of Wales'', 1840 It was defined as a separate

by the

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, but was one of the civil parishes incorporated into the community of Bronington, part of the new county of

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, under the terms of the

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Buildings

Tybroughton Hall is a

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house of the late 18th century.

References

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