Broom, Bedfordshire
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Broom is a small village near Biggleswade
in the English
county of Bedfordshire
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It has long since been a 'farming' village with a number of small local market gardeners using the surrounding fields for their businesses - many of these have been in the Farming Families for generations.
The village is made up of the High Street, High Road, Kings Road, The Maynards, The Woodlands, Birch Close, Bancroft Avenue, Southill Road and The Bovey. There is a mixture of old farm houses as well as an assortment of new buildings.
The village originally consisted of The High Street, High Road, Kings Road, Southill Road and Bancroft Avenue. Later on in the villages history Birch Close and The Woodlands were built on the other side of 'the ditch'.
Currently a large number of the fields have been acquired by Tarmac for the utilisation and excavation of gravel. This has resulted in many wonderful and interesting walks around the lakes that have been left with excellent wildlife being viewed at all times of the year.
The village has two pubs. Both are Greene King, The Cock is in the High Street of the village and has the interesting factor of having no bar and serving drinks straight from the cellar. The White Horse is on Southill Road and has an excellent atmosphere and food service.
In past years the village boasted 4 pubs, a post office, village shop and a small church. There was also a village football team that played on the village green.
The old manor house, Broom Hall, stands just off the High Street, this has been long converted into several flats and apartments. However the original building is still standing.
There is a village green and village hall, the latter is managed by a committee who handle bookings for certain parties and some community groups such as the Karate and the Evergreen club. Sadly due to the committee there is no longer a Playgroup in the village.
Usually in September there is the Broom Village Fete organised by the people of Broom which is used to raise monies for local charities as well as providing a good fun day out for the villagers and visitors.
The villages interests are looked after by the local Parish Council with 4 councils coming from Broom and the others from the surrounding villages of Standford and Southill.
Local children attend the Fawns Pre-School based in the Southill Parish Hall and then on to the local primary school - Southill Lower School.
Biggleswade
Biggleswade is a market town and civil parish located on the River Ivel in Bedfordshire, England. It is well served by transport routes, being close to the A1 road between London and the North, as well as having a railway station on the main rail link North from London .-Geography:Located about 40...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
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It has long since been a 'farming' village with a number of small local market gardeners using the surrounding fields for their businesses - many of these have been in the Farming Families for generations.
The village is made up of the High Street, High Road, Kings Road, The Maynards, The Woodlands, Birch Close, Bancroft Avenue, Southill Road and The Bovey. There is a mixture of old farm houses as well as an assortment of new buildings.
The village originally consisted of The High Street, High Road, Kings Road, Southill Road and Bancroft Avenue. Later on in the villages history Birch Close and The Woodlands were built on the other side of 'the ditch'.
Currently a large number of the fields have been acquired by Tarmac for the utilisation and excavation of gravel. This has resulted in many wonderful and interesting walks around the lakes that have been left with excellent wildlife being viewed at all times of the year.
The village has two pubs. Both are Greene King, The Cock is in the High Street of the village and has the interesting factor of having no bar and serving drinks straight from the cellar. The White Horse is on Southill Road and has an excellent atmosphere and food service.
In past years the village boasted 4 pubs, a post office, village shop and a small church. There was also a village football team that played on the village green.
The old manor house, Broom Hall, stands just off the High Street, this has been long converted into several flats and apartments. However the original building is still standing.
There is a village green and village hall, the latter is managed by a committee who handle bookings for certain parties and some community groups such as the Karate and the Evergreen club. Sadly due to the committee there is no longer a Playgroup in the village.
Usually in September there is the Broom Village Fete organised by the people of Broom which is used to raise monies for local charities as well as providing a good fun day out for the villagers and visitors.
The villages interests are looked after by the local Parish Council with 4 councils coming from Broom and the others from the surrounding villages of Standford and Southill.
Local children attend the Fawns Pre-School based in the Southill Parish Hall and then on to the local primary school - Southill Lower School.