The practice was founded in 1950 by Peter Hargreaves and Harry Fox after their return from serving in the Second World War. The main premises in Broughton was purchased in the 1960s, and a third partner (Ricky Rushton) joined in 1967. The practice continued as Hargreaves, Fox, and Rushton until 1986 when Peter & Harry retired. Rick Browne who had joined the Practice in 1978 became a partner, and the Practice name changed to Rushton & Browne. In the 1980s the increase in Pet animal work began to radically alter the workload from mainly farm animals to a genuinely mixed practice. Bill McKinney joined the practice in 1988 and became a partner in 1998, changing the title to Rushton, Browne & McKinney. Small animal work continued to expand over the period, and we purchased our second surgery in Millom in 1992 to help cope with this. Rickey Rushton retired in 2004 and the practice title changed to the current Browne & McKinney.

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