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Where is Broughton?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Broughton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Broughton
Map showing location of Broughton within the UK
Location of Broughton within the UK

Which county is Broughton in?

Broughton is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.

Ceremonial CountyStaffordshire
Historic CountyStaffordshire
Administrative CountyStaffordshire

Where is Broughton in Staffordshire?

Broughton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Staffordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Staffordshire.

Map showing location of Broughton within Staffordshire
Location of Broughton within Staffordshire

What is the postcode for Broughton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Broughton is ST21 6NS.

Where is Broughton in ST21?

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.

Map showing location of Broughton within ST21
Location of Broughton within ST21

What is the post town for Broughton?

The post town for Broughton is Stafford. Broughton is in the ST21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stafford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Broughton?

The centre of Broughton is located at position 52.90154° latitude and -2.35067° longitude.

Latitude52.90154°
Longitude-2.35067°

What is the easting and northing of Broughton?

The centre of Broughton is located at the grid reference easting 376509 and northing 333847 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting376509
Northing333847

What are the nearest towns to Broughton?

Position of Broughton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Broughton to the centre of the town.

north-west
5m
Broughton is 5 miles north-west of Eccleshall
east
6m
Broughton is 6 miles east of Market Drayton
south
7m
Broughton is 7 miles south of Madeley
west
9m
Broughton is 9 miles west of Stone
south-west
9m
Broughton is 9 miles south-west of Newcastle-under-Lyme
north
9m
Broughton is 9 miles north of Newport
north-west
12m
Broughton is 12 miles north-west of Stafford
south-east
14m
Broughton is 14 miles south-east of Nantwich
south
14m
Broughton is 14 miles south of Alsager
south
14m
Broughton is 14 miles south of Kidsgrove

What are the nearest cities to Broughton?

Position of Broughton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Broughton to the centre of the city.

south-west
11m
Broughton is 11 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
24m
Broughton is 24 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
north-west
27m
Broughton is 27 miles north-west of Lichfield
east
29m
Broughton is 29 miles east of Wrexham
south-east
30m
Broughton is 30 miles south-east of Chester
north-west
35m
Broughton is 35 miles north-west of Birmingham
west
37m
Broughton is 37 miles west of Derby
south
40m
Broughton is 40 miles south of Salford
south
40m
Broughton is 40 miles south of Manchester
south-east
44m
Broughton is 44 miles south-east of Liverpool