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Broughtown

Coordinates: 59°15′18″N 2°35′53″W / 59.255°N 2.598°W / 59.255; -2.598
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Broughtown
Sanday Parish Church, Broughtown
Broughtown is located in Orkney Islands
Broughtown
Broughtown
Location within Orkney
OS grid referenceHY659410
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townORKNEY
Postcode districtKW17
Dialling code01856
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
59°15′18″N 2°35′53″W / 59.255°N 2.598°W / 59.255; -2.598

Broughtown is a village on the island of Sanday, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Cross and Burness.[1] Sanday Airport is adjacent to the eastern side of the village and Kettletoft is to the south. The B9068 road runs south to north, through Broughtown, connecting Kettletoft with Scar. Meanwhile, the B9070 road runs south-west from Broughtown, and south beyond Braeswick, to the Sanday ferry terminal at Spur Ness.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Details of Parish of Cross and Burness". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ "B9070". Sabre. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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