Broughton is a Village in the county of Flintshire (Sir y Fflint).

Broughton postcode: CH4 0QN

Retail in Broughton

There are great places to visit near Broughton including some great towns, castles, ruins, hills, ancient sites, hiking areas and country parks.

Towns to visit near Broughton include Buckley, and Flint.

Flint Castle - Castell y Fflint is one of Broughton's best, nearby castles to visit in Broughton.

Places near Broughton feature a number of interesting ruins including Flint Castle - Castell y Fflint.

There are a several good hills in the Broughton area like Clwydian Range, Moel Famau, Moel Llys-y-Coed, Moel Arthur, and Hope Mountain.

Moel Arthur is a great place to visit close to Broughton if you like ancient sites.

Hope Mountain is one of Broughton's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Broughton.

Country Parks to visit near Broughton include Waun-Y-Llyn Country Park.

Broughton History

There are some historic monuments around Broughton:

• Brymbo Ironworks: Early Blast Furnace, Cast House & Foundry
• Offa's Dyke: Mountain View Section
• Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains
• Brymbo Lead Smelting Works
• Green Lane Farm Moated Site
• Spon Chapel
• Industrial Tramway, Near Buckley
• Wat's Dyke: Section N of Carlton Grange
• Wat's Dyke: Section N of Rhydyn Farm
• Wat's Dyke: Section W of Ty-Gwyn
• Dodleston Hall moated site
• Roman quarry including Edgar's Cave and the rock-cut figure of Minerva on Edgar's Field, 150m south west of Dee Bridge
• Caergwrle Castle
• Moated site north-west of Mill Hill House Farm
• Holt Roman Settlement
• Belgrave moated site and medieval garden
• Wat's Dyke: Section NE of Hen-Dy Farm
• Icehouse 110m south west of Burton Manor College main building
• The Little Abbey Gateway, Northgate Street
• Bryn Alyn Camp
• Caer Estyn Hillfort
• Abbey Green Roman site
• Plas Maen Cottage round barrow
• Ffrith Roman Site
• Wat's Dyke: Section E and SE of Dyke Farm
• Offa's Dyke: Section S from Pen y Coed
• Wat's Dyke: Section W of Garreg-Lwyd
• The walls, towers, gates and posterns of the City of Chester
• Promontory fort on Burton Point 550m south west of Burton Point Farm
• Pulford motte and bailey castle
• Dee Bridge
• Caergwrle Packhorse Bridge
• Wat's Dyke: Two sections between Clawdd Offa & Pigeon House Farm
• Moated site 180m W of Fir Tree Farm
• Wat's Dyke: Section N of the Rectory, Hope
• Hawarden Castle
• Fishponds at Esp Hill
• Dodleston motte and bailey castle
• Ewloe Castle
• Wat's Dyke: Section NW of Clawdd Offa
• Offa's Dyke: Section extending 117m NW of Church
• Bridge 157m E of Ffrith Village
• Offa's Dyke: Section South of Brymbo Colliery
• Offa's Dyke: Brymbo Hill Section
• Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages
• Bretton Hall Moated Site
• Kelsterton Brewery
• Shotwick Hall moated site
• Pinfold Lane Pottery, Site of
• Wat's Dyke: Section E of Hope
• Bryn Alyn Round Barrow
• St Nicholas' Chapel
• The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden
• Chester Castle (part)
• Wat's Dyke: Section N of Bryn Estyn
• Trueman's Hill motte
• Penrhos Engine House