Lower Broadheath
| Broadheath | |
|---|---|
 Edward Elgar's birthplace in Broadheath | |
| Population | 1,713 (2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SO8156 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORCESTER |
| Postcode district | WR2 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament |
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Broadheath with Lower Broadheath is a civil parish officially known as Lower Broadheath, in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,713. The parish also includes Upper Broadheath, which is about 3 miles north-west of Worcester.
There are many housing estates in the village, including the Jacomb estate (Jacomb Road, Jacomb Drive, Jacomb Close and Rectory Close).
The village has a village hall, church, post office and shop, a village green (containing a football pitch, running track and many children's play areas) and a large village common. There is also a primary school (Broadheath C.E. Primary School). The school contains around 150 children, from the age of four up to eleven. There are also three pubs in the village.
Broadheath is the birthplace of the English composer Edward Elgar.[1]
References
- ^ Kennedy, Michael (2004), "'Elgar, Sir Edward William, baronet (1857–1934)'", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32988, retrieved 2 June 2011
External links
Media related to Broadheath, Worcestershire at Wikimedia Commons- Lower Broadheath official web site.
- The Church (photos) at Lower Broadheath. Retrieved 23 May 2009
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