Talk:Broughton

message: Tidying up discussion page by placing an old topic into its own section Road Wizard 21:51, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name Origins 

message: ===England===
Should the various Broughton towns be grouped by county rather than being placed in straight alphabetical order?
* Broughton, Milton Keynes
* Broughton, Northamptonshire
* Broughton, Oxfordshire
* Broughton, Ryedale, North Yorkshire
* Broughton, Shropshire
* Broughton Astley, Leicestershire
* Broughton Bank, Cumbria
As you can see from the above, the Broughton in the county of North Yorkshire is listed under R for Ryedale, whilst the entries above it are sorted by county. Also, the entries with a second name are left as a continuation of the list without even a line break to separate them.
I would suggest one of two sorting methods:
1) All entries are sorted by county:
* Broughton Bank, Cumbria
* Broughton Astley, Leicestershire
* Broughton, Milton Keynes
* Broughton, Northamptonshire
* Broughton, Ryedale, North Yorkshire
* Broughton, Oxfordshire
* Broughton, Shropshire
2) All single name entries are sorted by county and dual name entries are separated into a second list.
* Broughton, Milton Keynes
* Broughton, Northamptonshire
* Broughton, Ryedale, North Yorkshire
* Broughton, Oxfordshire
* Broughton, Shropshire
* Broughton Astley, Leicestershire
* Broughton Bank, Cumbria
Does anyone have a preference, or do you think things should be left as they are?
Road Wizard 19:09, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think sorting just by county is a good idea, as it helps clarify where if people may get confused (e.g. between the various Broughtons within one county) Robdurbar 08:20, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Broughton as a place name 

message: Should the various Broughton towns be grouped by county rather than being placed in straight alphabetical order?
* Broughton, Milton Keynes
* Broughton, Northamptonshire
* Broughton, Oxfordshire
* Broughton, Ryedale, North Yorkshire
* Broughton, Shropshire
* Broughton Astley, Leicestershire
* Broughton Bank, Cumbria
As you can see from the above, the Broughton in the county of North Yorkshire is listed under R for Ryedale, whilst the entries above it are sorted by county. Also, the entries with a second name are left as a continuation of the list without even a line break to separate them.
I would suggest one of two sorting methods:
1) All entries are sorted by county:
* Broughton Bank, Cumbria
* Broughton Astley, Leicestershire
* Broughton, Milton Keynes
* Broughton, Northamptonshire
* Broughton, Ryedale, North Yorkshire
* Broughton, Oxfordshire
* Broughton, Shropshire
2) All single name entries are sorted by county and dual name entries are separated into a second list.
* Broughton, Milton Keynes
* Broughton, Northamptonshire
* Broughton, Ryedale, North Yorkshire
* Broughton, Oxfordshire
* Broughton, Shropshire
* Broughton Astley, Leicestershire
* Broughton Bank, Cumbria
Does anyone have a preference, or do you think things should be left as they are?
Road Wizard 19:09, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think sorting just by county is a good idea, as it helps clarify where if people may get confused (e.g. between the various Broughtons within one county) Robdurbar 08:20, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: England