Broadwas

{{Short description|Village in Worcestershire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2025}}

{{distinguish|Broadway, Worcestershire}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.194047|-2.350335|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Broadwas

| population = 387

| static_image_name = Little Green, Broadwas.jpg

| static_image_width = 250

| static_image_caption = Little Green

| shire_district = Malvern Hills District

| shire_county = Worcestershire

| region = West Midlands

| civil_parish =

| constituency_westminster = West Worcestershire

| postcode_district = WR6

| postcode_area = WR

| post_town = Worcester

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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.{{cite web |title=Broadwas |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/admin/malvern_hills/E04010292__broadwas/ |website=City population |access-date=14 April 2023}} 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.Bridges, Tim Churches of Worcestershire 2000 Logaston Press, Herefordshire p28 {{ISBN|1 904396 39 9}}

History

{{see also|History of Worcestershire}}

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.Worcestershire Family History Guidebook Morgan, Vanessa 2011, The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.p68

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