Lower Broadheath

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Lower Broadheath
Elgar's birthplace.JPG
Edward Elgar's birthplace in Broadheath
Lower Broadheath is located in Worcestershire
Lower Broadheath
Lower Broadheath
Location within Worcestershire
Population1,728 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSO8156
Civil parish
  • Lower Broadheath
District
  • Malvern Hills
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWORCESTER
Postcode districtWR2
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
  • West Worcestershire
List of places
UK
England
Worcestershire
52°12′33″N 2°16′24″W / 52.209171°N 2.273226°W / 52.209171; -2.273226Coordinates: 52°12′33″N 2°16′24″W / 52.209171°N 2.273226°W / 52.209171; -2.273226

Lower Broadheath is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 1,728.[1] The parish also includes Upper Broadheath.

The village 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 two pubs in the village.

History[]

See also: History of Worcestershire

Broadheath is the birthplace of the English composer Edward Elgar.[2] The cottage in which he was born is now a museum.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "KS101EW Usual resident population". ONS Data Explorer (Beta). Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Cavendish, Richard (11 November 1994). "The Elgar Birthplace Museum". History Today. 44 (11). Retrieved 21 April 2016.

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