Broom, Yorkshire

Broom
Yorkshire West Riding
Road junction in Broom
Location
Grid reference:	SK444915
Location:	53°25’12"N, 1°19’48"W
Data
Population:	900
Post town:	Rotherham
Postcode:	S60
Dialling code:	01709
Local Government
Council:	Rotherham
Parliamentary constituency:	Rotherham

Broom (historically sometimes spelled "Broome") is a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in the old parish of Whiston about a mile south-east of Rotherham.

The village sits on top of a former Roman fortification and was the site of a Saxon trading town. The village currently has a population of 900. The town supports three pubs, a football club, Broom United, and numerous other small businesses.

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