Broadway, Somerset
| Broadway | |
|---|---|
 Porch House | |
 Congregational Chapel | |
  Broadway Location within Somerset | |
| Population | 830 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | ST321154 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ilminster |
| Postcode district | TA19 |
| Dialling code | 01460 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
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 830 in 2021,[1] up from 740 in 2011.[2] The parish includes the nearby hamlet of Hare.
History
[edit]In the Domesday Book of 1086, the village was known as Bradewei and located in ancient hundred of Abdick.[3]
By the 14th century, Broadway was part of the hundred of Abdick and Bulstone.[4] Broadway was known as Brodewaye in 1586.[5]
Everys Almhouses date from the late 16th or early 17th century.[6] They were founded after litigation over the 1558 will of Alexander Every.[7]
The Tudor Cottage on Broadway Street was built as a farmhouse in the 16th century.[8]
Governance
[edit]As a civil parish, Broadway has a parish council with responsibility for local issues.
The village is in the Somerset unitary district, administered by Somerset Council. For elections to the council, it is in the Illminster electoral division.[9]
Historically, Broadway was in Chard Rural District from 1894 to 1974,[10] and in South Somerset district from 1974 until the creation of Somerset unitary district in 2023.
It is part of the Yeovil constituency represented in the House of Commons.
Religious sites
[edit]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.[11] Its isolated position away from the village is thought to be because of an outbreak of the plague.[7] The churchyard cross is also from the 13th century.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Table PP002 - Sex, from "Parish Profiles". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Open Domesday Online: Broadway, Somerset, accessed September 2018.
- ^ "Abdick and Bulstone Hundred Through Time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ [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.
- ^ Historic England. "Everys Almhouses (1248144)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
- ^ a b Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne, Dorset: Dovecote Press. p. 46. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ^ Historic England. "Tudor Cottage (1057044)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ "Somerset Maps - Somerset Intelligence - The home of information and insight on and for Somerset - Run by a partnership of public sector organisations". www.somersetintelligence.org.uk.
- ^ "Chard RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha (1248192)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
- ^ Historic England. "Churchyard Cross (1057005)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
External links
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