Lower Broadheath

Lower Broadheath is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 1,728.^[1] The parish also includes Upper Broadheath.

Lower Broadheath
Edward Elgar's birthplace in Broadheath
Lower Broadheath Location within Worcestershire
Population	1,728 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SO8156
Civil parish	Lower Broadheath
District	Malvern Hills
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WORCESTER
Postcode district	WR2
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	West Worcestershire
List of places UK England Worcestershire 52.209171°N 2.273226°W / 52.209171; -2.273226

The village is about 3 miles north-west of Worcester.

There are many housing estates in the village, including the Jacomb estate (Jacomb Road, Jacomb Drive, Jacomb Close and Rectory Close).

The village has a village hall, church, post office and shop, a village green (containing a football pitch, running track and many children's play areas) and a large village common. There is also a primary school (Broadheath C.E. Primary School). The school contains around 150 children, from the age of four up to eleven. There are also two pubs in the village.

History

See also: History of Worcestershire

Broadheath is the birthplace of the English composer Edward Elgar.^[2] The cottage in which he was born is now the Elgar Birthplace Museum.^[3] The village was originally in the parish of Hallow until Christchurch church was consecrated in 1904. The church bell is thought to be 500 years old. The District Councillor of Lower Broadheath is Daniel Walton, who was elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2023.