Broughton is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, five miles north-west of the town of Eccleshall, nine miles south-west of the major town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 104 miles north of Cardiff, and 134 miles north-west of London. Broughton lies roughly one mile north-east of the Shropshire border. Broughton falls within the district council of Stafford, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the ST21 postcode district. The post town for Broughton is Stafford.
Broughton is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.
Ceremonial County | Staffordshire |
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Historic County | Staffordshire |
Administrative County | Staffordshire |
Broughton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Staffordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Staffordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Broughton is ST21 6NS.
Broughton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ST21 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the ST21 postcode district.
The post town for Broughton is Stafford. Broughton is in the ST21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stafford.
The centre of Broughton is located at position 52.90154° latitude and -2.35067° longitude.
Latitude | 52.90154° |
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Longitude | -2.35067° |
The centre of Broughton is located at the grid reference easting 376509 and northing 333847 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 376509 |
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Northing | 333847 |
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.