Broughton is a historic village, modern district and civil parish in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Central Milton Keynes. It is governed by Broughton and Milton Keynes Joint Parish Council, shared with the neighbouring Milton Keynes parish. Broughton district was developed during the 2000s and 2010s largely to the south and east of the historic village.

Milton Keynes is a city in Buckinghamshire, England, about 50 miles (80 km) north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of its urban area was 264,349. The River Great Ouse forms the northern boundary of the urban area; a tributary, the River Ouzel, meanders through its linear parks and balancing lakes. Approximately 25% of the urban area is parkland or woodland and includes two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs).