Great Broughton is a village in the Great and Little Broughton civil parish of the county of North Yorkshire in northern England.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
History The village of Great Broughton and the hamlet of Little Broughton are listed (under their Latin names Magna Broctun and Parva Broctun) in the Domesday Book of 1086."About the Parish - Great and Little Broughton", Great and Little Broughton Parish Council, Hambleton Council website The name "Broughton" is a common English placename, derived from Old English meaning "farmstead by a brook".Oxford Dictionary of British Placenames, ed. A.D.Mills, Oxford University Press, The village was formerly part of the Parish of Kirkby,"Broughton, (Great and Little)", entry in History, Directory, and Gazetteer of the County of York (vol 2), Edward Banes, Hurst and Robinson, 1823 and was a part of the wapentake and liberty of Langbaurgh.
The economy of the village was formerly dependent on agriculture, textiles,"Broughton, Great and Little", pp. 409–412 A Topographical Dictionary of England, Samuel Lewis (editor), 1848 and jet mining.Bridgen, Mike,"Uncovering the industrial past of a place filled with rural tranquility", Bridgen, Mike, Northern Echo, 20 March 2009, Retrieved 27 February 2019
Geography Great Broughton is 11 miles (17 km) south of Middlesbrough centre, north-east from the county town of Northallerton, and on the edge of the North York Moors National Park and the Cleveland Hills. It is south from the market town of Stokesley and east from the village of Kirkby in Cleveland. Together with the hamlet of Little Broughton to the east, it forms part of a civil parish within the district of Hambleton.
The village is overlooked by the Wainstones, a rocky outcrop to the south,"Wainstones", Climb Online climbing details and lies on the Cleveland Way. Broughton Beck flows northward, less than east from the village, joining the River Leven, a tributary of the Tees, at Stokesley. The B1257 road, which runs north to Stokesley and south over the moors to Helmsley, is a 'scenic drive';"Great drives: The B1257 from Helmsley and back through Whitby", Phil Llewellin, Daily Telegraph, 16 January 2001 its popularity with motorcyclists has led to local opposition."Village bid to halt speeding bikers". The Press, Wednesday 8 October 2003"BMF warns on action against bikers" , British Motorcyclists Federation press release, 7 May 2004
Community
Broughton and Greenhow is an electoral ward covering the area including surrounding parishes. The total population of the ward at the 2011 census was 1,669. The 2001 census put the population of the parish at 950, with the council estimating 940 inhabitants c.2005.Hambleton Parish Population Estimates 2001 – 2005 , Hambleton District Council website. By the time of the 2011 Census the population had increased to 990.
The village relies on tourists visiting the moors and functions as a dormitory settlement for bigger settlements of North Yorkshire. Amenities and facilities within the village include two public houses, The Jet Miners and The Bay Horse, a hotel, a guest house, a shop with post office, a Methodist church, a village hall and a children's playground. The nearest primary school is Kirkby and Great Broughton C of E Voluntary aided School to the west of the village."Post Office Limited, Great Broughton", Cylex-UK. Retrieved 27 February 2019"Great Broughton", Google Maps (2019). Retrieved 27 February 2019
Great Broughton falls within the North Yorkshire Police area. The nearest police station is at Stokesley. The village contains ANPR cameras operated by North Yorkshire Police, monitoring vehicular movements through the village.
See also Listed buildings in Great and Little Broughton
References
External links
Great and Little Broughton Parish Council website Kirkby and Great Broughton CE VA School