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Broughton Hackett
The March Hare Inn, Broughton Hackett
Broughton Hackett Location 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
List of places UK England Worcestershire 52°11′17″N 2°06′41″W / 52.187944°N 2.111349°W / 52.187944; -2.111349

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. Its notable landmarks include the St Leonard's church and a large yew tree.

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] The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as having 2 cottagers, 2 farmers and 2 slaves.

Amenities

The village has a pub, the March Hare Inn. The village also has Saint Leonards Church with bells dating back to the early 1300s.^[2]

Governance

The village comes under the Upton Snodsbury ward of Wychavon District Council, and the Upton Snodsbury division of Worcestershire County Council. The village is represented by the district councillor, Linda Robinson. The parliamentary constituency is Mid Worcestershire, Nigel Huddleston as the conservative MP.

References

External links

Archived parish website

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v t e Settlements in the Wychavon district
Towns	Droitwich Spa Evesham Pershore
Villages	Ab Lench Abberton Abbots Morton Aldington Aston Somerville Ashton under Hill Atch Lench Badsey Beckford Bengeworth Besford Bridge Besford Bickmarsh Birlingham Bishampton Blackminster Bradley Green Bredicot Bredon Bredon's Norton Bretforton Bricklehampton Broadway Broughton Hackett Charlton Churchill Church Lench Cleeve Prior Conderton Crossway Green Defford Dodderhill Drakes Broughton Dunhampstead Dunhampton Eckington Elmbridge Elmley Castle Fernhill Heath Fladbury Flyford Flavell Grafton Flyford Grafton Great Comberton Hadzor Hampton Hanbury Hartlebury Harvington Hatfield Hawbridge Hawford Himbleton Hindlip Hinton on the Green Holberrow Green Holt Fleet Honeybourne Huddington Inkberrow Kemerton Kersoe Kington Little Comberton Littleworth Martin Hussingtree Mere Green Murcot Netherton North and Middle Littleton North Piddle Norton Oddingley Offenham Ombersley Overbury Pebworth Pensham Peopleton Pinvin Pirton Rous Lench Salwarpe Sedgeberrow South Littleton Strensham Throckmorton Tibberton Upton Snodsbury Upton Warren Wadborough White Ladies Aston Whittington Wick Wickhamford Wychbold Wyre Piddle
Civil parishes	Civil parishes in the Wychavon district

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