Broadheath, Worcestershire


Broadheath with Lower Broadheath is a civil parish officially known as Lower Broadheath, in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 1,728. The parish also includes Upper Broadheath.
The village is about 3 miles north-west of Worcester.
There are many housing estates in the village, including the Jacomb estate.
The village has a village hall, church, post office and shop, a village green and a large village common. There is also a primary school. The school contains around 150 children, from the age of four up to eleven. There are also two pubs in the village.
Broadheath is the birthplace of the English composer Edward Elgar. The cottage in which he was born is now a museum.