Broughton, Oxfordshire
Broughton | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Banbury | |
Postcode district | OX15 | |
Dialling code | 01295 | |
Police | Thames Valley | |
Fire | Oxfordshire | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Broughton is a village and
Manor
The Domesday Book of 1086 records the place-name as Brohtune and an episcopal register from 1224 records it as Broctona. The name is derived from Old English and in this case means tūn ("farm") on a brōc ("brook").[2]
Before the
Broughton Castle is a 14th- to 16th-century country house and the ancestral seat of the Lords Saye and Sele (the Fiennes family). It is a Scheduled Monument[6] and Grade I listed building.[7]
In the 17th century Broughton's agriculture was mostly pasture for cattle and sheep, which has given to the parish such field names as Dairy Ground, Grazing Ground and New Close Pasture. Improved crop rotation in the agricultural revolution increased arable farming in the parish, with crops being diversified in the 18th century to include clover, flax, hops, sainfoin and woad. Some of these crops have given place names to the parish such as Sandfine Wood, Sandfine Road and Woadmill Farm. Woad was still grown in 1827, when it was used locally for dyeing wool.[5] Broughton has a pair of Gothic Revival almshouses that were built in 1859.[8][9]
Parish church
The
Amenities
Broughton has a pub, the Saye and Sele Arms.[13]
References
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Ekwall 1960, Broughton.
- ^ a b "Broughton". Open Domesday. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Keats-Rohan, Katharine SB (July 1998). "Belvoir: The Heirs of Robert and Berengar de Tosny" (PDF). Prosopon Newsletter (9). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ a b Lobel & Crossley 1969, pp. 85–102
- ^ Historic England. "Broughton Castle: fortified house and moat (1020968)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Broughton Castle and attached walls (Grade I) (1248742)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ a b c Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 498.
- ^ Historic England. "Pair of almshouses linked by low wall (Grade II) (1248764)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, pp. 490–492.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin (Grade I) (1248778)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "The Rectory (Grade II) (1248776)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Saye and Sele Arms
Sources
- ISBN 0198691033.
- ISBN 978-0-19722-726-8.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.