The village of Broughton is located within the county of North Yorkshire.
The Parish Church is called Broughton: All Saints and serves the parish of Broughton, Marton and Thornton and the benefice of Broughton, Marton and Thornton and belongs to the diocese of West Yorkshire & The Dales.
Broughton is situated in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK and is governed by Craven, council.
The village of Broughton is in the North Yorkshire CC region of North Yorkshire within Yorkshire and The Humber.