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BROUGHTON, a township in Kirby-in-Cleveland parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles SE of Stokesley. Acres, 2,780. Real property, £4,423. Pop., 577. Houses, 129. A cairn, on the summit of a mountain here, is alleged to be monumental of a Danish chief.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Broughton Parish Kirby in Cleveland Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Broughton |
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