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BROUGHTON-SULNEY, or Upper Broughton, a parish in the district of Melton-Mowbray and county of Nottingham; on the verge of the county, near the Fosse way and the Grantham canal, 7 miles NW by N of Melton-Mowbray r. station. Post Town, Nether Broughton under Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 1,600. Real property, £2,580. Pop., 406. Houses, 93. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £388.* Patron, Sir J. Radcliffe, Bart. The church was partly rebuilt in 1855. There are a Baptist chapel and charities £20.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Upper Broughton Parish Nottinghamshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | BROUGHTON SULNEY | BROUGHTON SULNEY OR UPPER BROUGHTON | UPPER BROUGHTON |
| Place: | Upper Broughton |
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