Listed buildings in Broughton, Cumbria

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Broughton is a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It contains four listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". [1] The parish contains the villages of Great Broughton and Little Broughton, and is otherwise rural. The listed buildings consist of houses, a war memorial, and a farmhouse and farm building.

Broughton, Cumbria civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England

Broughton is a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England, consisting of Great Broughton and Little Broughton. It is located on the River Derwent, about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Workington and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Cockermouth. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,727, decreasing slightly to 1,704 at the 2011 Census.

Civil parish territorial designation and lowest tier of local government in England, UK

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government, they are a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of ecclesiastical parishes which historically played a role in both civil and ecclesiastical administration; civil and religious parishes were formally split into two types in the 19th century and are now entirely separate. The unit was devised and rolled out across England in the 1860s.

Allerdale Borough in England

Allerdale is a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, England, with borough status. Its council is based in Workington and the borough has a population of 93,492 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 96,422 at the 2011 Census.

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Name and locationPhotographDateNotes
17 West End
54°40′03″N3°26′14″W / 54.66763°N 3.43725°W / 54.66763; -3.43725 (17 West End)
Late 17th or early 18th centuryOriginally a house, later altered and used for other purposes, it is roughcast with a green slate roof. The building has two storeys and three bays, a central door with a plain surround, and sash windows with plain reveals. [2]
Pennybridge and barn
54°39′49″N3°26′08″W / 54.66366°N 3.43547°W / 54.66366; -3.43547 (Pennybridge)
Late 18th centuryA farmhouse and attached barn that are stuccoed and have tiled roofs. The house has two storeys and three bays, quoins and sash windows with architraves. On the front is a gabled porch and a door, also with an architrave. The barn, to the left, has a blocked segmental arch and a projecting cart entrance. [3]
Scott House
54°40′05″N3°26′05″W / 54.66812°N 3.43481°W / 54.66812; -3.43481 (Scott House)
Early 19th centuryA roughcast house with a green slate roof, in two storeys and four bays. Above the doorway is a cornice hood, and the windows are sashes. [4]
Great Broughton War Memorial
54°40′18″N3°26′07″W / 54.67161°N 3.43526°W / 54.67161; -3.43526 (Great Broughton War Memorial)
1920The war memorial is in the churchyard of Christ Church, Great Broughton. It is in slate and consists of a stele-like panel on a four-sided plinth and a single-stepped base. The panel has a pointed top, a carved laurel wreath, inscriptions, and the names of those lost in both World Wars. [5]

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Historic England Executive non-departmental public body of the British Government, tasked with protecting the historical environment of England

Historic England is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). It is tasked with protecting the historical environment of England by preserving and listing historic buildings, ancient monuments and advising central and local government.

The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England’s official list of buildings, monuments, parks and gardens, wrecks, battlefields and World Heritage Sites. It is maintained by Historic England and brings together these different designations as a single resource even though they vary in the type of legal protection afforded to each. Conservation areas do not appear on the NHLE since they are designated by the relevant local planning authority.