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A quiet market town previously linked to wool and wooden products, Broughton-in furness is situated near the beautiful Duddon Estuary. The focal-point, encircled by three-storey Georgian buildings, is the town square.
 A large obelisk erected in 1810 to mark the Golden Jubilee of King George III, stands in the middle. Next to the obelisk are the old stone fish slabs on which traders laid out their wares on market days. Next to these are the Stocks in which the towns miscreants were fastened.
The Church of St; Mary Magdalene dates back to Norman times. The door and porch are surviving artefacts of this period despite reconstruction in the 1870's.
A stone-built charcoal-burning furnace used in the manufacture of pig-iron survives just outside the town. Beyond this is the Estuary.
 The Estuary has a natural beauty with it's background of wooded slopes and fells. The fell road from Duddon-Bridge leads to the Swinside Stone Circle and beyond to Eskdale, Boot and the La' al Ratty railway. The Cumbria Way for walkers and the Coastal Way for cyclists passes close by. The towns of Millom, Ulverston and Barrow-in Furness and the lake of Coniston Water are easily reached diversions.
Broughton-in Furness comfortably meets visitor expectations. It is a place for walkers and cyclists and those who wish to enjoy the remote fells and the comfort and hospitality of the hotels, guest houses, bed & breakfasts, hostels and self-catering, not forgetting the caravanners and campers.
How to get there:
By rail: From the south, change at Preston or Lancaster for Foxfield on the train to Barrow in Furness.
From the north, change at Carlisle for Foxfield.
Broughton is
less then 2 miles from Foxfield by road.
By road: Reach Broughton in Furness from the North by the A595; the Central Lakes by the A592 and A5092 and from J36 of the M6 by the A590/ A5092.
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(C of E) St. Mary Magdalene
Built in Saxon times and thought to be the oldest building in the town.
Phone: +44 (0)1229 716305
(C of E) Holy Trinity at Seathwaite nearby the Duddon Valley
Built in 1874 replacing an earlier 16th C construction.
Most of the windows are plain in a church of simple furnishings.
Phone: +44 (0)1229 716305
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