Broughton Vale
town
Statensw
Coordinates34°43′57″S 150°43′02″E
LgaCity of Shoalhaven
CountyCamden
ParishBroughton
RegionSouth Coast
Postcode2535
Pop165
StategovKiama
Elevation212
FedgovGilmore
Dist 1156
Dir 1S
Location 1Sydney
Dist 225
Dir 2NE
Location 2Nowra
Dist 328
Dir 3SW
Location 3Kiama
Near-nBarren Grounds
Near-neBroughton Village
Near-eBroughton
Near-seBerry
Near-sBerry
Near-swBerry
Near-wBundewallah
Near-nwWoodhill

Broughton Vale is a locality in the City of Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia.[1][2] It lies north of the Princes Highway at Berry between Nowra and Gerringong and on Broughton Mill creek. At the , it had a population of 165.[3] Broughton Vale is not to be confused with Broughton Village or Broughton, which both lie to its immediate east.

The locality is named after Broughton, a local Dharawal man who was employed as a guide and intermediary for the early British colonists.[4]

References

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  2. ^ "Broughton Vale". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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  4. ^ Campbell, Keith (2005). Broughton. Canberra: Australian Dictionary of Biography.