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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Broughton like this:
BROUGHTON, a hamlet in Monknash parish, Glamorgan; 5½ miles SW of Cowbridge.
Broughton is now part of THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN District. Click here for graphs and data of how THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Broughton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Broughton, in The Vale of Glamorgan and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23261
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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