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Prior to the Norman Conquest in 1066, Broughton was held by Thorgautr Lagr. By 1086, the parish of Broughton was within the ancient hundred of Bloxham, held by tenant-in-chief Berengarii de Todeni (Berengar de Tosny), first-born son of Robert de Todeni. Berengar's sister Albreda inherited Broughton, so her husband Robert de Insula was next to manage the profitable manor.
The Domesday Book records that in 1086 Broughton parish had two watermills. By 1444 there were at least three, one of which was a fulling mill. By 1685 there was a second fulling mill, and both mills supplied the local woollen industry. Fulling and cloth-dyeing remained local industries until early in the 20th century.
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