Broadwey was a former village in the northern suburbs of
Weymouth,
Dorset
Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...
, England. It lies on the
B3159 road. In 2001, Broadwey and
Upwey ward had a population of 4,349.
St Nicholas' Church serves the suburb, as did
Broadwey Methodist Church until 2021.
Politics
Broadwey is part of the
South Dorset parliamentary constituency.
Broadwey is part of the
Upwey and Broadwey ward for elections to
Dorset Council.
In 1931 the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
called "Broadway" had a population of 960. On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Weymouth and
Bincombe
Bincombe is a small village, or hamlet, and civil parish in Dorset, England, north of Weymouth. The village is from Upwey railway station and from Bournemouth International Airport. The main road running through the village is Icen Lane. ...
.
References
External links
Census data
Villages in Dorset
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
** Broadway Theatre (53rd Stre ...
Geography of Weymouth, Dorset
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