Broom, Bedfordshire
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Coordinates: 52°04′22″N 0°17′30″W / 52.0729°N 0.2916°W
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 Broom
Broom shown within Bedfordshire |
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| Population | 800 |
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| Civil parish | Southill |
| Unitary authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Ceremonial county | Bedfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Biggleswade |
| Postcode district | SG18 |
| Dialling code | 01767 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | North East Bedfordshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Bedfordshire | |
Broom is a small village near Biggleswade in the English county of Bedfordshire.
It has long since been a 'farming' village with a number of small local market gardeners using the surrounding fields for their businesses - many of these have been in the Farming Families for generations.
The village is made up of the High Street, High Road, Kings Road, The Maynards, The Woodlands, Birch Close, Bancroft Avenue, Southill Road and The Bovey. There is a mixture of old farm houses as well as an assortment of new buildings.
The village originally consisted of The High Street, High Road, Kings Road, Southill Road and Bancroft Avenue. Later on in the villages history Birch Close and The Woodlands were built on the other side of 'the ditch'.
Currently a large number of the fields have been acquired by Tarmac for the utilisation and excavation of gravel. This has resulted in many wonderful and interesting walks around the lakes that have been left with excellent wildlife being viewed at all times of the year.
The village has two pubs. Both are Greene King, The Cock is in the High Street of the village and has the interesting factor of having no bar and serving drinks straight from the cellar. The White Horse is on Southill Road and has an excellent atmosphere and food service.
In past years the village boasted 4 pubs, a post office, village shop and a small church. There was also a village football team that played on the village green.
The old manor house, Broom Hall, stands just off the High Street, this has been long converted into several flats and apartments. However the original building is still standing.
There is a village green and village hall, the latter is managed by a committee who handle bookings for certain parties and some community groups such as the Karate and the Evergreen club. Sadly due to the committee there is no longer a Playgroup in the village.
Usually in September there is the Broom Village Fete organised by the people of Broom which is used to raise monies for local charities as well as providing a good fun day out for the villagers and visitors.
The villages interests are looked after by the local Parish Council with 4 councils coming from Broom and the others from the surrounding villages of Standford and Southill.
Local children attend the Fawns Pre-School based in the Southill Parish Hall and then on to the local primary school - Southill Lower School.
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