Broadwas

Shire countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townWorcesterPostcode districtWR6PoliceWest MerciaFireHereford and WorcesterAmbulanceWest Midlands UK Parliament 52°11′39″N 2°21′01″W / 52.194047°N 2.350335°W / 52.194047; -2.350335

Broadwas, or Broadwas-on-Teme, is a village and civil parish (with Cotheridge) in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2021 census it had a population of 387.^[1] The village is located on the River Teme, about 6 miles west of Worcester on the A44 road.

Off the main road near the River Teme is the red sandstone church of St Mary Magdelene.^[2]

History

Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Broadwas Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union.^[3]

References

External links

• Broadwas web site^{[permanent dead link]}