- Population
- 5,974
- 6K
- Elevation
- 27 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport21 km
- MAN Manchester Airport52 km
About Broughton
Broughton is a town. Location: Broughton and Bretton, Flintshire. Population: 5,974. Elevation: 27 m.
Broughton (Welsh: Brychdyn ) is a village in Flintshire, Wales, close to Chester and the Anglo-Welsh border, in the community of Broughton and Bretton. Along with the nearby village of Bretton, the total population was 5,974 at the 2011 Census, increasing to 6,535 at the 2021 Census. Broughton is home to a large aircraft factory at Hawarden Airport. This was completed in 1939 for use by Vickers-Armstrongs, who built 5,786 Wellington bombers.
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Photos of Broughton
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Shotwick Castle John Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Broughton
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 70 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (70 mm)
- Driest month
- February (43 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 56 | 43 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 54 | 48 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 65 |
How to get to Broughton
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 21 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 26 km to the north.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 21 kmnortheast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 52 kmnortheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 115 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 26 kmnorth
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 28 kmnorth
- St Helens Population: 183.2K 36 kmnortheast
- Warrington Population: 172.3K 38 kmnortheast
- Wigan Population: 175.4K 48 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Broughton
Within 100 km: 690 historic and cultural sites, 2,106 natural sites, 197 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km167 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 22 kmNW
- Cyrn-y-Brain Mountain 19 kmSW
- Moel Llys-y-coed Mountain 19 kmW
- Moel y Gamelin Mountain 23 kmSW
25–60 km805 places
- Formby Beach Beach 45 kmN
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 50 kmN
- Hilbre Island Island 29 kmNW
- Saint George's Island Island 60 kmNE
60–100 km2,021 places
- Anglesey Island 91 kmW
- Traeth Lligwy Beach 87 kmW
- St Anne's Beach Beach 65 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 81 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Airbus UK FC Landmark, Broughton and Bretton1.2 km NE
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The Airfield Landmark, Broughton and Bretton1.2 km NE
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Connahs Hey Mound Historic site, Hawarden1.8 km NW
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Dodlestone Castle Historic site, Dodleston3.5 km SE -
Hawarden Castle Historic site, Hawarden2.7 km NW
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Truemans Hill Historic site, Hawarden3.6 km NW
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Ewloe Castle Historic site, Hawarden6.4 km NW
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River Alyn River, Wales3.7 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources