Broadway, Somerset
| Broadway | |
 Porch House |
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 Congregational Chapel |
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  Broadway Broadway shown within Somerset | |
| Population | 740 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | ST321154 |
| District | South Somerset |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| 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 |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Yeovil |
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 in the South Somerset district. The parish has a population of 740.[1] The parish includes the nearby hamlet of Hare.
History
The village was known as Bradewei in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Broadway was part of the hundred of Abdick and Bulstone.[2][3]
Everys Almhouses date from the late 16th or early 17th century.[4] They were founded after litigation over the 1558 will of Alexander Every.[5]
The Tudor Cottage on Broadway Street was built as a farmhouse in the 16th century.[6]
Governance
The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and 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.
The village falls within 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.[7] The district council is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.
Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning.
It is also part of the Yeovil county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which elects seven 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.[8] Its isolated position away from the village is thought to be because of an outbreak of the plague.[5] The churchyard cross is also from the 13th century.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Abdick and Bulstone Hundred Through Time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ↑ "Abdick and Bulstone in South Somerset". A Vision Britain Through Time. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ↑ "Everys Almhouses". Images of England. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne, Dorset: Dovecote Press. p. 46. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ↑ "Tudor Cottage". Images of England. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ↑ "Chard RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha". Images of England. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
- ↑ "Churchyard Cross". Images of England. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
External links
Media related to Broadway, Somerset at Wikimedia Commons
