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The village was known as ''Bradewei'' in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086. | The village was known as ''Bradewei'' in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086. | ||
Everys Almhouses date from the late 16th or early 17th century.<ref>{{ | Everys Almhouses date from the late 16th or early 17th century.<ref>{{NHLE|1248144|Everys Almhouses}}</ref> They were founded after litigation over the 1558 will of Alexander Every.<ref name=bush>{{cite book |title=Somerset: The complete guide |last=Bush |first=Robin |authorlink=Robin Bush (historian) |coauthors=|year=1994 |publisher=Dovecote Press |location=Wimborne, Dorset |isbn=1-874336-26-1 |url=|page=46 }}</ref> | ||
The Tudor Cottage on Broadway Street was built as a farmhouse in the 16th century.<ref>{{ | The Tudor Cottage on Broadway Street was built as a farmhouse in the 16th century.<ref>{{NHLE|1057044|Tudor Cottage, Broadway}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Congregational Chapel, Broadway - geograph.org.uk - 157048.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Congregational Chapel]] | [[File:Congregational Chapel, Broadway - geograph.org.uk - 157048.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Congregational Chapel]] | ||
==Churches== | ==Churches== | ||
The parish church, the Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha, dates from the 13th century, and is a grade I listed building.<ref>{{ | The parish church, the Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha, dates from the 13th century, and is a grade I listed building.<ref>{{NHLE|1248192|Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha, Broadway}}</ref> Its isolated position away from the village is thought to be because of an outbreak of the plague.<ref name=bush/> The churchyard cross is also from the 13th century.<ref>{{NHLE|1057005|Churchyard Cross}}</ref> | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:11, 18 September 2019
| Broadway | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Porch House, Broadway | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST321154 |
| Location: | 50°56’4"N, 2°58’2"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 740 (2011) |
| Post town: | Ilminster |
| Postcode: | TA19 |
| Dialling code: | 01460 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Somerset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Yeovil |
Broadway is a village in Somerset, three miles west of Ilminster and five miles north of Chard in the south of the county. The wider parish had a recorded population of 740 in 2011, and includes the nearby hamlet of Hare.
The village is within the Abdick and Bulstone Hundred.[1]
History
The village was known as Bradewei in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Everys Almhouses date from the late 16th or early 17th century.[2] They were founded after litigation over the 1558 will of Alexander Every.[3]
The Tudor Cottage on Broadway Street was built as a farmhouse in the 16th century.[4]
Churches
The parish church, the Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha, dates from the 13th century, and is a grade I listed building.[5] Its isolated position away from the village is thought to be because of an outbreak of the plague.[3] The churchyard cross is also from the 13th century.[6]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Broadway, Somerset) |
References
- ↑ Abdick and Bulstone Hundred Through Time – A Vision of Britain Through Time
- ↑ National Heritage List 1248144: Everys Almhouses
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne, Dorset: Dovecote Press. p. 46. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1057044: Tudor Cottage, Broadway
- ↑ National Heritage List 1248192: Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha, Broadway
- ↑ National Heritage List 1057005: Churchyard Cross