In the early 1870s, Church Broughton was described as: Church Broughton used to be part of the ancient Appletree Hundred, or Wapentake. The nearest place to Church Broughton that is mentioned in the Domesday Book is Barton, only from the village and with a total population of "31 households ", "4 ploughlands, 3 lord's plough teams, 7 men's plough teams" and "64 meadow acres, 2 mills and 1 church." The associated lords of different estates in this area in 1066 were Edric of Tissington, Alfheah of Barton, Dunning, Leodmer of Barton and Leofnoth Sterre. There are two cottages next to the church that date from 1711. The local primary school used to be a barn; it was given by the Duke of Devonshire for school use in 1745. At the time, there were 60 houses in the village. The shop and the far end of Royal Oak Cottage were built around the early 1760s.
occurred in Church Broughton in the 18th and 19th centuries; land that had been formerly owned in common by all members of a village became privately owned. This entailed erecting walls, fences and hedges around new enclosed areas. The English government and aristocracy claimed this would allow for better raising of animals and crops, and that large fields could be farmed more productively than individual plots of the common land. Negotiations started in 1758 for Church Broughton to be enclosed in 1775. Farmers within the village bought and sold land from each other. The people who held little or no land but had been allowed to graze their animals on the common land were bought out by wealthier land owners, and then employed for labour. 388 acres were enclosed in 1775; the vicar, supplemented by Queen Anne's Bounty, held and the church had.
Population change
The population of Church Broughton has fluctuated over 264 years, with large increases in population in the 1850s and sudden decreases in the early 1950s. Population has since increased to the present day.
Present day
Broughton Heath has a population of 615 residents according to the 2011 census data. Broughton Heath Golf Club is situated in a southeasterly direction from Church Broughton, set over. It was first established in 1998 and is one of the longest 18-hole par 3 golf courses in the country.
