Nether Broughton

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Signpost in Nether Broughton
Old chapel

Nether Broughton is a village in Leicestershire, England.

Nether Broughton lies on the A606 road. The neighbouring village of Upper Broughton is on the same road but is in the county of Nottinghamshire. In 1887 John Bartholomew described Nether Broughton

"Broughton, Nether, par., N. Leicestershire, on border of co., 5½ miles NW. of Melton Mowbray"[1]


The 13th-century parish church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building. In the centre of the village there is a well.[2]


References

  1. ↑ Bartholomew, John (1887). Gazetter of the British Isles (1st ed.). Edinburgh: Bartholomew. Retrieved 5th February 2014. 
  2. ↑ "Name: CHURCH OF ST MARY List entry Number: 1075069". English Heritage. Retrieved 17 November 2013. 

External links

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Coordinates: 52°49′N 0°58′W / 52.817°N 0.967°W / 52.817; -0.967

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