Usually means: Historic village in Northamptonshire, England.
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  2. Broughton: Wiktionary
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  4. Broughton (name), Broughton: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Broughton)

noun:  (uncountable) A number of places in the United Kingdom:
noun:  A suburb and civil parish (served by Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council) in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8939).
noun:  A hamlet in Broughton Hamlet parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8413).
noun:  A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2877).
noun:  A civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough, which includes Great Broughton and Little Broughton.
noun:  An area in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, comprising Broughton Park, Higher Broughton and Lower Broughton.
noun:  A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3032).
noun:  A village and civil parish in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5235).
noun:  A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9609).
noun:  A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8375).
noun:  A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD9451).
noun:  A village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7673).
noun:  A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4238).
noun:  A hamlet in Claverley parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO8091).
noun:  A hamlet in Eccleshall parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7633).
noun:  An inner northern suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2574).
noun:  A small settlement on Westray, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY4448).
noun:  A village in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1136).
noun:  A large village in Broughton and Bretton community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3363).
noun:  A small village in Wick community, Vale of Glamorgan county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9271).
noun:  A community (civil parish) in Wrexham county borough, Wales, that includes New Broughton and Pentre Broughton.
noun:  A place in the United States:
noun:  A village in Mayberry Township, Hamilton County, Illinois.
noun:  A village in Jackson Township, Paulding County, Ohio.
noun:  An unincorporated community in South Park Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
noun:  A ghost town in the Regional Municipality of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
noun:  A village in Westmoreland parish, Jamaica.
noun:  A place in Australia:
noun:  A rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland.
noun:  A locality in the Shire of West Wimmera and Shire of Hindmarsh, Victoria.
noun:  (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

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