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BROUGHTON, a parish in Wem district, Salop; on the Crewe and Shrewsbury railway, at Yorton station, 3½ miles SSW of Wem. It includes the township of Yorton; and its Post Town is Grinshill, under Shrewsbury. Acres, 880. Rated property, £1,619. Pop., 223. Houses, 45. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £65. Patron, Viscount Hill. The church was built in 1860; is in the early decorated style; and consists of nave and chancel, with bell turret and vestry.
(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: | Broughton Parish Wem Poor Law Union/Registration District Shropshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Broughton |
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