Broughton is located in the county of Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles west of the town of Brigg, four miles south-east of the major town of Scunthorpe, and 143 miles north of London. Broughton falls within the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire. It is in the DN20 postcode district. The post town for Broughton is Brigg.
Broughton is in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, the historic county of Lincolnshire, and the administrative county of North Lincolnshire.
Ceremonial County | Lincolnshire |
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Historic County | Lincolnshire |
Administrative County | North Lincolnshire |
Broughton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lincolnshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lincolnshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Broughton is DN20 0AA.
Broughton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DN20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DN20 postcode district.
The post town for Broughton is Brigg. Broughton is in the DN20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Brigg.
The centre of Broughton is located at position 53.56593° latitude and -0.54958° longitude.
Latitude | 53.56593° |
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Longitude | -0.54958° |
The centre of Broughton is located at the grid reference easting 496158 and northing 408680 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 496158 |
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Northing | 408680 |
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.