Place:Broughton Sulney, Nottinghamshire, England

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NameBroughton Sulney
Alt namesBroughton-Sulneysource: altenate spelling
Upper Broughtonsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.829°N 0.987°W
Located inNottinghamshire, England
See alsoBingham Wapentake, Nottinghamshire, Englandwapentake in which the place was located
Bingham Rural, Nottinghamshire, Englandrural district 1894-1974
Rushcliffe District, Nottinghamshire, Englanddistrict covering the area since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog


A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Broughton Sulney from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"BROUGHTON-SULNEY, or Upper Broughton, a parish in the [registration] district of Melton-Mowbray (Leicestershire) and county of Nottingham; on the verge of the county, near the Fosse way and the Grantham canal, 7 miles NW by N of Melton-Mowbray [railway] station. Post Town: Nether Broughton under Melton-Mowbray. Acres: 1,600. Real property: £2,580. Population: 406. Houses: 93. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value: £388. Patron: Sir J. Radcliffe, Bart. The church was partly rebuilt in 1855. There are a Baptist chapel and charities £20."

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