Field Broughton

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Field Broughton
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Field Broughton
Location in South Lakeland
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Field Broughton
Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference SD387813
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District
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GRANGE-OVER-SANDS
Postcode district LA11
Dialling code 015395
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54°13′26″N2°56′20″W / 54.224°N 2.939°W / 54.224; -2.939

Field Broughton is a village in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria.

Contents

The village forms part of the civil parish of Broughton East.

Location

It is about four miles away from the town of Grange-over-Sands.

Transport

For transport there is the A590 road and Grange-over-Sands railway station nearby.

Nearby settlements

Nearby settlements include the town of Grange-over-Sands, the villages of High Newton and Cartmel and the hamlets of Low Newton and Barber Green. It has a church called St. Peter's Church.

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