Broughton
hamlet · Orkney Islands
Old EnglishAI-generated
Broughton is a very common place name, typically meaning 'farmstead or village by a brook'. It combines the Old English 'brōc' (brook) with 'tūn' (farmstead, village).
Word origins
- Brough
- Old Englishbrook(from brōc "brook")
- ton
- Old Englishfarmstead, village(from tūn "enclosed place, farmstead, village")