Broughton is a village in

Tweeddale Tweeddale (Scottish Gaelic: ''Srath Thuaidh/Tuaidhdail'') is a committee area and lieutenancy area in the Scottish Borders council area in south-eastern Scotland. It had also been a province in the Middle Ages. From 1975 to 1996 it was a local gov ...

in the historical county of Peeblesshire in the

Scottish Borders The Scottish Borders is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by West Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, and East Lothian to the north, the North Sea to the east, Dumfries and Galloway to the south-west, South Lanarkshire to the we ...

council area, in the south of Scotland, in the civil parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho and Upper Tweed Community Council. Broughton is on the Biggar Water, near where it flows into the

River Tweed The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is a river long that flows east across the Border region in Scotland and northern England. Tweed cloth derives its name from its association with the River Tweed. The Tweed is one of the great salmon rivers ...

. It is about 7 km east of Biggar, and 15 km west of

Peebles Peebles () is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was historically a royal burgh and the county town of Peeblesshire. According to the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 census, the population was 8,376 and the estimated population in ...

. The village has a post office, village store, tearoom/bistro, bowling green, tennis courts, a village hall, a petrol station and a garage. Since 1979, the village has been home to

Broughton Ales Broughton Ales is a small independent brewery based in Broughton, Scottish Borders, Scotland. History The business was started by James Collins and David Younger in 1979 in a building in Broughton that had previously been an abattoir. The co ...

, Scotland's original independent microbrewery. Most of the buildings were built by James Dickson in the 1750s, mostly using local stone. In 2001 the census population was recorded at 306.

Culture

The village is best known as the one-time home of

John Buchan John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, British Army officer, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. As a ...

. The

Biggar Museum Trust Biggar Museum Trust (BMT) is an independent charity based in and around the town of Biggar in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The late Brian Lambie began a remarkable collection of artefacts from the area over some 40 years, and with a number of ...

runs a museum dedicated to his life in Peebles, moving it from its original home in Broughton. The Museum moved to Biggar, five miles west of Broughton, and is now known as the Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum. Broughton is also home to Broughton Place, a private house built in the style of a 17th-century Scottish tower house, which was designed by

Basil Spence Sir Basil Urwin Spence, (13 August 1907 – 19 November 1976) was a Scottish architect, most notably associated with Coventry Cathedral in England and the Beehive in New Zealand, but also responsible for numerous other buildings in the Moderni ...

in 1938 and incorporates decorative reliefs by architectural sculptor

Hew Lorimer Hew Martin Lorimer, OBE (22 May 1907 – 1 September 1993) was a Scottish sculptor. Early life He was born in Edinburgh, the second son of architect Sir Robert Lorimer. He was educated at Loretto School in Musselburgh, then at Magdalen Colle ...

. The village contains six

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

Old Church

The site of the old church is said to have been occupied since the 12th century, but was substantially rebuilt in the mid 18th century and abandoned in 1803 at which time the church was relocated to nearby Calzeat.

Transport

The

Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway The Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway was a railway company in southern Scotland. It built a line connecting Biggar, and later Peebles, to the main line railway at Symington. It was taken over by the Caledonian Railway in 1861, and was c ...

had a station and its headquarters here, which was later absorbed into the

Caledonian Railway The Caledonian Railway (CR) was one of the two biggest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping. It was formed in 1845 with the objective of forming a link between English railways and Glasgow. It progressively ex ...

. The line is now closed. The

Talla Railway The Talla Railway was a privately constructed railway line in southern Scotland under the Edinburgh Water Company. It was built 1895–97 to aid the construction of the Talla Reservoir, to serve the water demand of Edinburgh. The railway was ab ...

led from here to the

Talla Reservoir Talla Reservoir, located a mile from Tweedsmuir, Scottish Borders, Scotland, is an earth-work dam fed by Talla Water. The reservoir is supplemented by water from the nearby Fruid Reservoir. It was opened in 1905. To assist in bringing the ma ...

. The village is located on the A701 and B7106 roads, and is located at the western end of the

John Buchan Way The John Buchan Way is a walking route from Peebles to Broughton, Scottish Borders, Broughton in the Scottish Borders, a distance of approximately 22 km (13 miles). The route is waymarked in both directions, and was opened in spring 2003. It ...

footpath. A bus route operated by Borders Buses links Broughton to Biggar and Peebles.Route 91
Borders Buses Broughton Kirk2

Notable residents

* Sir John Murray of Broughton (–1777), Jacobite secretary to Prince

Charles Edward Stuart Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart (31 December 1720 – 30 January 1788) was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart, making him the grandson of James VII and II, and the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, ...

('Bonnie Prince Charlie') during the

Jacobite Rising of 1745 The Jacobite rising of 1745 was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the Monarchy of Great Britain, British throne for his father, James Francis Edward Stuart. It took place during the War of the Austrian Succession, when the bulk of t ...

Sir David Murray, 4th Baronet Sir David Murray, 4th Baronet (died 1769) was a Scottish Jacobite soldier. Biography Murray was the son of David Murray, a merchant, and Frances Macclesfield. He was the nephew of Sir Alexander Murray, 3rd Baronet, and succeeded to his uncle's b ...

(died 1769), Jacobite soldier *

Alexander Murray (1789–1845) Alexander Murray (1789 – 15 July 1845) of Broughton was a Scottish Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1838 to 1845. At the 1837 general election Murray unsuccessfully contested Wigtownshire, w ...

, MP for Kirkcudbright Stewartry 1838–45 * Frederick Boothby (1909–1979), military and paramilitary leader * Michael Strachan (1919–2000), businessman and author

References

Tweeddale Villages in the Scottish Borders Peeblesshire {{Borders-geo-stub

Culture

Old Church

Transport

Notable residents

See also

References