Broadway, Somerset facts for kids
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| Population | 740 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | ST321154 |
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| 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 |
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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. 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.
Everys Almhouses date from the late 16th or early 17th century. They were founded after litigation over the 1558 will of Alexander Every.
The Tudor Cottage on Broadway Street was built as a farmhouse in the 16th century.
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. Its isolated position away from the village is thought to be because of an outbreak of the plague. The churchyard cross is also from the 13th century.
