Broughton, east North Yorkshire

Broughton
Broughton is located in North Yorkshire
Broughton
Broughton
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE768732
Civil parish
  • Broughton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMALTON
Postcode districtYO17
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54°08′56″N 0°49′30″W / 54.149°N 0.825°W / 54.149; -0.825

Broughton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Broughton is situated 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-west of Malton. According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 212, a reduction from the 2001 census when it stood at 233.

It was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.

The name Broughton derives from the Old English brōctūn meaning 'settlement by a brook'.

Broughton has a long history of being a farming and working village having a close knit community. The village started out as a small hamlet with about 10 to 15 houses . There was no real developments early on as Manor Farm and the Manor House on Beechcroft lane were the main parts of the small settlement. Then shortly after world war 2, 2 housing estates were built, one on Beechcroft Lane called Beech Crescent consisting of about 15 semi detached properties, and another called Manor Park on the west of the village consisting of semi detached houses along with a few dormer bungalows.[citation needed] Things went quiet after that with a few houses being added beyond the village boundary on the main B1257 road at the top of Moor lane. From 1982 to 1984 3 houses were built in the southern part of the village. Fairview, fairview house (now park house ) and fair meadows. The 2 former were built on the site of a small pigsty on the left corner of Manor Park and the latter was built southern to that of 22 Manor Park. Things went quiet for the next 10 years before the additions of oak farm court and Dobsons yard consisting around the corner going onto Beechcroft lane. The only significant property changes to the present day is hazel house an old cottage 2 miles off beechcroft lane falling into disrepair and garden cottage and a few bungalows being built.[citation needed] The chapel was demolished in the 1970s and now the only remaining service in the village is a butcher who visits on a Saturday and a fishmonger on Tuesday . Broughton is still a lively village with locals all coming together to keep their village tidy. Most people commute to nearby Malton and York for work.[citation needed]

A terrace of houses in Broughton

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 100 Malton & Pickering (Helmsley & Easingwold) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319231203.
  2. ↑ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Broughton Parish (E04007556)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ↑ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Broughton Parish (36UF015)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2025.