Broughtown

Broughtown

Sanday Parish Church, Broughtown
Broughtown
 Broughtown shown within Orkney
OS grid referenceHY659410
Civil parishCross and Burness
Council areaOrkney
Lieutenancy areaOrkney
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ORKNEY
Postcode district KW17
Dialling code 01856
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentOrkney and Shetland
Scottish ParliamentOrkney
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 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

  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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