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BROUGHTON, a parish in Newport-Pagnell district, Bucks; on the verge of the county, 3 miles SSE of Newport-Pagnell r. station, and 4 NE by N of Fenny-Stratford. Post Town, Newport-Pagnell. Acres, 1,020. Real property, £1,747. Pop., 155. Houses, 34. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to James Praede, Esq. The parish is a resort of sportsmen. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £97. Patron, W. B. Tyningham, Esq. The church is good; and there are charities £41.
(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 Newport Pagnell Poor Law Union/Registration District Buckinghamshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Broughton |
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