Upper Broughton


Upper Broughton or Broughton-Sulney or Over-Broughton is a village and civil parish about 7 miles north west of Melton Mowbray railway station, in the Rushcliffe district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. In 2011 the built-up area had a population of 327, the same as the parish. The parish touches Wymeswold, Hickling, Widmerpool, Broughton and Old Dalby and Willoughby on the Wolds. Upper Broughton is a conservation area that was designated in 1973 and is 16 hectares. It is near the border with Leicestershire.

Features

There are 16 listed buildings in Upper Broughton, of which St Luke's Church is Grade I listed. Upper Broughton railway station opened in 1880 and closed in 1948. Upper Broughton has a village hall that is on Melton Road, near the junction with Bottom Green and a pub called the Tap and Run on Main Street.

History

The name "Broughton" means 'Farm by the brook'. Upper Broughton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Brotone. On the 1st of April 1965 an area of Broughton and Old Dalby parish was transferred to the parish. The transferred area was 21 acres. The parish was part of the Bingham wapentake. "Broughton Solney" is another name for the parish.