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Broughton in Furness is a small market town in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It had a population of 529 at the 2011 Census. It is located on the south western boundary of England’s Lake District National Park. When you visit Broughton-in-Furness, Walkfo brings Broughton-in-Furness places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Broughton-in-Furness Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Broughton-in-Furness
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With 18 audio plaques & Broughton-in-Furness places for you to explore in the Broughton-in-Furness area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Broughton-in-Furness places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Broughton-in-Furness history
Broughton in Furness is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the townships forming the Manor of Hougun held by Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria. The original settlement grew to become the local market town for fishing and agriculture. Market Square was formally laid out in 1760 by John Gilpin Sawrey, the Lord of the Manor.
Broughton-in-Furness geography / climate
Duddon Mosses is a site of special scientific interest with deer, lizards, adders and barn owls. Broughton-in-Furness ranks 5,721 of the 7,727 towns in the UK according to the 2011 census.
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You can visit Broughton-in-Furness places with Walkfo Broughton-in-Furness to hear history at Broughton-in-Furness’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Broughton-in-Furness has 18 places to visit in our interactive Broughton-in-Furness map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Broughton-in-Furness, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Broughton-in-Furness places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Broughton-in-Furness & the surrounding areas.
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18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Broughton-in-Furness places to visit
Broughton-in-Furness has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Broughton-in-Furness’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Broughton-in-Furness’s information audio spots:
Duddon furnace
The Duddon furnace (Grid Reference SD 197883) is a surviving charcoal-fueled blast furnace near Broughton-in-Furness in Cumbria. It is on the west side of the River Dudd on in the parish of Millom and formerly in Cumberland.
Broughton Mills
The village consists of about 40 households, a phonebox (non-functional), church and a pub. The Blacksmiths Arms is located 3.5 kilometres from the larger town of Broughton-in-furness.
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here Broughton-in-Furness has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Broughton-in-Furness plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Broughton-in-Furness using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Broughton-in-Furness plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.
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