Broome, Worcestershire
Broome is a village and civil parish in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 338.[1] The village is situated just south of the border with West Midlands and includes the village of Broome as well as the hamlets of Hackmans Gate and Yieldingtree.
| Broome | |
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 Cottages in Broome | |
  Broome Location within Worcestershire | |
| Population | 338 (2001) |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STOURBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | DY9 |
| Dialling code | 01562 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Broome like this:
BROOM, a parish in Kidderminster district, Worcester; 1 mile E of Churchill r. station, and 3½ S of Stourbridge. Post Town, Churchill, under Kidderminster. Acres, 716. Real property, £1,726. Pop., 118. Houses, 24. The property is divided among a few. Broom House is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £320.* Patron, J. G. Bourne, Esq. The church is a brick structure, with a tower; and contains a marble monument by Flaxman.[2]
