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Broadwey was a former village in the northern suburbs of Weymouth,
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, 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. ...
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Villages in Dorset
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