Broughton & Bretton railway station. The Broughton War Memorial Institute is situated on Main Road, opposite the junction with Broughton Hall Road. The institute was built in lieu of a memorial stone to commemorate the sacrifice by residents of the village in military conflicts between 1914 and 1919, and hosts groups and events for the benefit of local people all year round. Broughton is twinned with Auzeville-Tolosane (population 3,035), a commune in the suburbs of Toulouse, France. Notable people Horace Mayhew (1845–1926) of Broughton Hall, a mining engineer and colliery owner, founded the town of Broughton, Nova Scotia. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Dixon Mayhew (1884 at Broughton Hall – 1954) industrialist, army officer and politician. References External links Photos of Broughton and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk Villages in Flintshire