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Revision as of 15:19, 30 September 2006 by Arrievaulx (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Template:Infobox England place with map Broughton-in-Furness is a small town in the south of England's Lake District National Park. It is located in the Furness region of Lancashire that became part of the administrative county of Cumbria in 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.
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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