Broughton Hackett

      Coordinates: 52°11′17″N 2°06′41″W / 52.187944°N 2.111349°W / 52.187944; -2.111349

      Broughton Hackett
      The March Hare Inn, Broughton Hackett.jpg
      The March Hare Inn, Broughton Hackett
      Broughton Hackett is located in Worcestershire
      Broughton Hackett

       Broughton Hackett shown within Worcestershire
      Population 173 
      Civil parish Broughton Hackett
      District Wychavon
      Shire county Worcestershire
      Region West Midlands
      Country England
      Sovereign state United Kingdom
      Post town Worcester
      Postcode district WR7
      EU Parliament West Midlands
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      Broughton Hackett is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of the county of Worcestershire, England. It is about 5 miles east of the city of Worcester, on the A422 (Worcester–Stratford road) and according to the 2001 census had a population of 173.

      The village lies on the A422 road from Worcester to Alcester and alongside the Bow Brook river.

      History

      The lands came under Pershore Abbey and then under the manor of Hampton Lovett. The village church of St. Leonard is thought to date back to the 14th century. [1]

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      Amenities

      The village has a pub, the March Hare Inn. [2]

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      Governance

      The village comes under the Upton Snodsbury ward on Wychavon District Council, and the Upton Snodsbury division on Worcestershire County Council. The parliamentary constituency is Mid Worcestershire.

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      Last modified on 14 March 2013, at 23:11