Everything about Broughton-in-furness totally explained
Broughton-in-Furness is a small
town on the southern boundary of
England's
Lake District National Park. It is located in the
Furness region of
Cumbria that was part of
Lancashire before 1974. It lies near the
River Duddon, just inland from the West Cumbrian coastal village of
Foxfield.
Dating from around the eleventh century, the original settlement grew to become the local
market town for both fishing and agriculture. The central obelisk in the town square was constructed to mark the
Jubilee of
King George III in 1810.
In 1859, the
Coniston branch of the
Furness Railway, which passed through the town, was opened. Nearly one hundred years later, in 1958, the line was closed and dismantled. Broughton's nearest railway station is now
Foxfield railway station, two
miles south-west of the town.
The creation of the National Park in the 1950s created some tourism, though most tourists still head further north or east. The diversion of the
A595 in the 1990s improved the environment of the town and helped it retain its rural feel.
One of Broughton's chief tourist attractions is a museum of commemorative pottery, currently featuring an extensive collection of
Sydney 2000 Olympic exhibits.
The mostly organic Broughton Bakery (Broughton Village Bakery) holds the good food award. The Broughton square hosts the famous Beswick's restaurant named after Joyce and Ian Beswick, who established the restaurant in 1978 in one of the Georgian properties forming this unique square. The kitchen uses fine cuts of meat from the Berkshire Boar and Galloway cow, amongst others.
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