Broadheath, Worcestershire

Broadheath
Edward Elgar's birthplace in Broadheath
Broadheath
Broadheath shown within Worcestershire
Population	1,728 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SO8156
Civil parish	Lower Broadheath
District	Malvern Hills
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WORCESTER
Postcode district	WR2
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West 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

Broadheath with Lower Broadheath is a civil parish officially known as Lower Broadheath, in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 1,728. 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 three pubs in the village.

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

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