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Broom or Broome, Worcestershire

Historical Description

Broom or Broome, a parish in Worcestershire, 1 mile E of Churchill station on the G.W.R., and 3½ miles S of Stourbridge, which is the post town; money order office, Clent; telegraph office, Hagley. Acreage, 731; population, 109. Broom House is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester; gross value, £160 with residence. The church is a brick structure, with a tower, and contains a marble figure and tablet by Flaxman to Mrs. Hill.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyWorcestershire 
Ecclesiastical parishBroom St. Peter 
HundredHalfshire 
Poor Law unionKidderminster 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Broom or Broome from the following:


Land and Property

The full transcript of the Worcestershire section of the Return of Owners of Land, 1873.


Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Worcestershire 1569 is available on the Heraldry page.