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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Little Broughton like this:
BROUGHTON (Little), a township in Bridekirk parish, Cumberland; 3½ miles W by N of Cockermouth. Real property, £2,493. Pop., 641. Houses, £129. Here are Baptist and Quaker chapels.
Little Broughton is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Little Broughton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Little Broughton in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25922
Date accessed: 09th December 2025
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