In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Upper Broughton like this:
BROUGHTON-SULNEY, or Upper Broughton, a parish in the district of Melton-Mowbray 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 r. station. Post Town, Nether Broughton under Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 1,600. Real property, £2,580. Pop., 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.
Upper Broughton through time
Upper Broughton is now part of Rushcliffe district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rushcliffe has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Upper Broughton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Upper Broughton, in Rushcliffe and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7281
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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