Broadway, Somerset

Coordinates: 50°56′04″N 2°58′02″W / 50.9345°N 2.9673°W / 50.9345; -2.9673
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Broadway is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Ilminster and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Chard. The parish has a population of 740.[1] The parish includes the nearby hamlet of Hare.

History

In the Domesday Book of 1086, the village was known as Bradewei and located in ancient hundred of Abdick.[2]

By the 14th century, Broadway was part of the

Abdick and Bulstone.[3] Broadway was known as Brodewaye in 1586.[4]

Everys Almhouses date from the late 16th or early 17th century.[5] They were founded after litigation over the 1558 will of Alexander Every.[6]

The Tudor Cottage on Broadway Street was built as a farmhouse in the 16th century.[7]

Governance

The

neighbourhood watch
groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.

For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the village comes under the unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Chard Rural District.[8]

The village is in the 'Neroche'

2011 census was 2,428.[9]

It is also part of the

MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation
.

Religious sites

The Church of St. Aldhelm and St. Eadburgha dates from the 13th century, and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[10] Its isolated position away from the village is thought to be because of an outbreak of the plague.[6] The churchyard cross is also from the 13th century.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ Open Domesday Online: Broadway, Somerset, accessed September 2018.
  3. ^ "Abdick and Bulstone Hundred Through Time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. ^ [1] The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 87. William Pynney, Probate Date: 22 May 1596. Via ancestry.com paid subscription site, accessed September 2018.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Everys Almhouses (1248144)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
  6. ^
    ISBN 1-874336-26-1
    .
  7. ^ Historic England. "Tudor Cottage (1057044)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  8. ^ "Chard RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Neroche ward 2011". Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha (1248192)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Churchyard Cross (1057005)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 November 2008.

External links

Media related to Broadway, Somerset at Wikimedia Commons

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