Broughton Hackett

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
UK Parliament	Droitwich and Evesham
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.

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.

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]

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 Droitwich and Evesham, Nigel Huddleston is the conservative MP.

• Archived parish website

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