Broughtom-in-Furness is a small town in the 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. Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ... The panorama across Eskdale from Ill Crag. ... Yosemite National Park in the United States. ... Furness is a peninsula in north-west England. ... Red Lancashire rose Lancashire is a county in the North of England, whose sea-coast lies on the Irish Sea. ... An administrative county is an administrative area in the British Isles. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Duddon is a river of north-west England. ...

Dating from around the elventh century, the town grew as a local market town, with fishing and agriculture of equal importance. The central obelisk in the town square was constructed to mark the Jubilee of King George III in 1810. The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ... The Jubilee in both the Jewish and Christian traditions is a year of celebration and forgiveness originally held every 50 years. ... George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain, and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1859, the Coniston branch of the Furness Railway was opened, which passed through the town. This line was closed, however, and then dismantled in 1958, meaning Broughton's nearest railway station is Foxfield railway station, 2 miles south-west of the town. 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Coniston is a village in the region of Furness, the area of Lancashire that moved into the administrative county of Cumbria, in the United Kingdom. ... Furness Railway was one of the constituent companies of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the Railways Act 1921. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is not linked to the Foxfield Steam Railway, a heritage railway in Staffordshire. ... A mile is a unit of distance (or, in physics terminology, length) currently defined as 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or 63,360 inches. ...

The creation of the National Park in the 1950's created some tourism, though the area remains comparitavely 'undiscovered' by tourists when compared to the southern and eastern Lake District. The diversion of the A595 in the 1990's improved the environment of the town and helped it retain its rural feel. The A595 is a primary route in Cumbria, in northern England that starts in Carlisle, and passes Whitehaven and Workington, and goes close to Cockermouth and Wigton. ...