Broughton West Explained

Static Image Name:Broughton-in-Furness - geograph.org.uk - 1867282.jpg
Static Image Caption:Broughton in Furness
Official Name:Broughton West
Country:England
Region:North West England
Os Grid Reference:SD2187
Coordinates:54.299°N -3.187°W
Population:912
Population Ref:(2011)
Civil Parish:Broughton West
Unitary England:Westmorland and Furness
Lieutenancy England:Cumbria
Constituency Westminster:Barrow and Furness
Post Town:BROUGHTON IN FURNESS
Postcode District:LA20
Postcode Area:LA
Dial Code:01229

Broughton West is a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 954, decreasing at the 2011 census to 912. The parish includes the town of Broughton in Furness, the small village of Foxfield, and the hamlets of Bank End, Lower Hawthwaite and Broughton Mills. Since 1976 the parish has been governed by Duddon Parish Council.[1]

Governance

An electoral ward in the name of Broughton exists. This ward stretches north into the Lake District with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,205.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home. Duddon Parish Council. 2 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Ward population 2011. 9 June 2015.