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Broughton in Furness

town in Cumbria, England
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Broughton in Furness

Summary

Broughton in Furness is a town[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Broughton in Furness is located in Broughton West[3].
  • Broughton in Furness is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Broughton in Furness's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Broughton in Furness's instance of is recorded as market town[6].
  • Broughton in Furness's postal code is recorded as LA20[7].
  • Broughton in Furness's Commons category is recorded as Broughton in Furness[8].
  • Broughton in Furness's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[9].
  • Broughton in Furness's local dialing code is recorded as 01229[10].
  • Broughton in Furness's OS grid reference is recorded as SD212875[11].
  • Broughton in Furness's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.276944444444, 'lon': -3.21}[12].
  • Broughton in Furness's official website is recorded as http://www.broughton-in-furness.co.uk[13].
  • Broughton in Furness's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Broughton-in-Furness[14].
  • Broughton in Furness has a population of {'amount': '+529'}[15].
  • Broughton in Furness's located in protected area is recorded as Lake District National Park[16].
  • Broughton in Furness's historic county is recorded as Lancashire[17].

Body

Geography

Broughton in Furness is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Broughton West[3].

Physical Characteristics

Broughton in Furness has a population of {'amount': '+529'}[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[5] and market town[6].

Why It Matters

Broughton in Furness ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Broughton West
    Official website → http://www.broughton-in-furness.co.uk
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 54.276944444444, 'lon': -3.21}
    Population → {'amount': '+529'}
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48912|batch #48912]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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