Broughton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles west of the town of Skipton, 13 miles north-east of the major town of Burnley, 145 miles south of Edinburgh, 177 miles north of Cardiff, and 188 miles north-west of London. Broughton lies three miles east of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Broughton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the BD23 postcode district. The post town for Broughton is Skipton.
Broughton is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | North Yorkshire |
Broughton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Broughton is BD23 3AG.
Broughton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BD23 postcode district.
The post town for Broughton is Skipton. Broughton is in the BD23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Skipton.
The centre of Broughton is located at position 53.95509° latitude and -2.0928° longitude.
Latitude | 53.95509° |
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Longitude | -2.0928° |
The centre of Broughton is located at the grid reference easting 394008 and northing 451004 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 394008 |
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Northing | 451004 |
Position of Broughton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Broughton to the centre of the town.
Position of Broughton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Broughton to the centre of the city.