Broughton is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, four miles south of the town of Ramsey, 14 miles south-east of the major city of Peterborough, and 60 miles north of London. Broughton was historically in the county of Huntingdonshire. Broughton falls within the district council of Huntingdonshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the PE28 postcode district. The post town for Broughton is Huntingdon.
Broughton is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Huntingdonshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
---|---|
Historic County | Huntingdonshire |
Administrative County | Cambridgeshire |
Broughton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Broughton is PE28 3AY.
Broughton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE28 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PE28 postcode district.
The post town for Broughton is Huntingdon. Broughton is in the PE28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Huntingdon.
The centre of Broughton is located at position 52.38393° latitude and -0.11979° longitude.
Latitude | 52.38393° |
---|---|
Longitude | -0.11979° |
The centre of Broughton is located at the grid reference easting 528065 and northing 277874 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 528065 |
---|---|
Northing | 277874 |
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.