Broughton Cross
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Broughton Cross is a hamlet in the Allerdale District, in the county of Cumbria
. Nearby settlements include the villages of Brigham and Great Broughton. It was on the A66 road
until it was by-passed. It had a railway station called Broughton Cross railway station
which opened on 28 April 1847 and closed on 2 March 1942.
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
. Nearby settlements include the villages of Brigham and Great Broughton. It was on the A66 road
A66 road
The A66 is a major road in northern England which in part follows the course of the Roman road from Scotch Corner to Penrith. It runs from east of Middlesbrough in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire to Workington in Cumbria...
until it was by-passed. It had a railway station called Broughton Cross railway station
Broughton Cross railway station
Broughton Cross railway station was situated on the Cockermouth & Workington Railway and served the village of Broughton. The station opened on 28 April 1847 and closed on 2 March 1942.-References:...
which opened on 28 April 1847 and closed on 2 March 1942.