Broughton

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Broughton is a hamlet in Oxfordshire

Parish/Community: Broughton
District/Borough: Cherwell
County: Oxfordshire
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 52°2'32"N 1°22'58"W
Eastings/Northings: 442413, 238417
OS Grid: SP424384
Mapcode Local: GBR 7SY.Z0R
Mapcode Global: VHBYR.ZX6L

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Broughton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Broughton in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Broughton, par. and township, N. Oxfordshire, 2½ miles SW. of Banbury -- par., 2083 ac., pop. 576; township, 975 ac., pop. 158; contains B. Castle, seat of Lord Saye and Sele.

Broughton in the Domesday Book

A village in Bloxham hundred, in the county of Oxfordshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorgot Lag
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Berengar of Tosny
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Reginald (subinfeudated); Gilbert (subinfeudated); Robert (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 20 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £16 in 1066; £20 in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers; 10 smallholders; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 8 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (16 plough lands)
- Meadow: 37 acres
- Mills: 2, value 16 shillings

British Place Names

Broughton, Oxfordshire

Broughton is a hamlet in Oxfordshire

Broughton in historic gazetteers

Broughton in the Domesday Book