Lower Broadheath
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| Lower Broadheath | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 Edward Elgar's birthplace in Broadheath | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO811569 |
| Location: | 52°12’38"N, 2°16’39"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,728 (2011) |
| Post town: | Worcester |
| Postcode: | WR2 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Malvern Hills |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Worcestershire |
Lower Broadheath is a village in Worcestershire. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 1,728. The parish also includes Upper Broadheath.
The village is about three miles north-west of Worcester.
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. The village has two pubs.
History
Broadheath is the birthplace of the composer Edward Elgar. The cottage in which he was born is now the Elgar Birthplace Museum.[1]
A parish church, Christ Church, was consecrated in 1904. The church bell is thought to be 500 years old.
Outside links
 |
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Lower Broadheath) |
- The Elgar Birthplace
- Broadheath: Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry
References
- ↑ Cavendish, Richard (11 November 1994). "The Elgar Birthplace Museum". History Today 44 (11). http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/elgar-birthplace-museum. Retrieved 21 April 2016.