Broughton is a small district in north east Wales. For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ...
The area should not be confused with Boughton, an area near Chester in England nearby. Boughton is a small district in the East of Chester. ...
Broughton, being right on the English/Welsh border, is often confused as being in England in newspapers and by some inhabitants of Broughton itself. Such an incident happened in the Wrexham Evening Leader in 2005, when a woman wrote in about a debate about Welsh/English car flags, stating she lived in Broughton, England. Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The Evening Leader is a daily evening paper distributed on week nights. ...
Broughton is home to the Airbus wing making factory, which makes wings for the entire Airbus range, including the new A380. Most of these wings (excluding the A380 wings) are flown out in Airbus Beluga planes. Airbus S.A.S. better known simply as Airbus, based in Toulouse, France, is the worlds top commercial aircraft manufacturer measured in terms of deliveries and number of sales. ... The Airbus A380 manufactured by Airbus S.A.S. is a double-decker, four engined airliner capable of flying 800 passengers in a high density format or 555 passengers in a typical three-class configuration. ... The Airbus A300-600ST or Beluga is a version of the standard Airbus A300 wide-body airliner, modified to carry over-sized cargo. ...
The surname Broughton is often associated with the landed gentry of those Broughtons in Cheshire and Buckinghamshire.
In the County of Chester, the Broughtons descend in the male line from Hugh de Vernon, baron of Shipbroke at the time of the (Norman) Conquest, whose son, Richard de Vernon was father of Adam de Napton, county of Warwick, whose issue assumed their local name from Broughton in Staffordshire.
In the county of Buckingham, at the time of the Domesday survey (1086), the principal manor of Broughton was held by Walter Giffard, Earl of Buckingham, and cousin of (William) the Conqueror.
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