In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Broadlane like this:
BROADLANE, a township in Hawarden parish, Flint; 1 mile S of Hawarden. Acres, 537. Pop., 57. Houses, 13. Here is the seat of Sir S. R. Glynne, Bart.
The location is that of the listed building, Broadlane, i.e. the modern Hawarden castle.
Broadlane through time
Broadlane is now part of Flintshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Flintshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Broadlane itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Broadlane in Flintshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23456
Date accessed: 09th May 2024
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