Broomfield, Essex

Coordinates: 51°45′54″N 0°28′16″E / 51.765°N 0.471°E / 51.765; 0.471

Broomfield
St Mary, Broomfield
Broomfield  Broomfield shown within Essex
OS grid reference	TL706103
District	Chelmsford
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Chelmsford
Postcode district	CM1
Dialling code	01245
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	West Chelmsford
List of places: UK • England • Essex

Broomfield is a small village situated immediately to the north of Chelmsford, in central Essex. It is the site of a major Accident & Emergency hospital. There are two public houses as well as primary and secondary schools ^[1] and sports clubs.

Local amenities

Broomfield Hospital is one of the largest in the east of England. It is a national specialist centre for Plastics and Burns treatment.^[2]

Farleigh Hospice is in the grounds of Broomfield Hospital.

The local public houses are the Kings Arms and the Angel.

There are two sports clubs - Broomfield Football Club and Broomfield Cricket Club.^[3] Broomfield Football Club was established in 1905.^[4] The club still plays on its ground in Mill Lane, Broomfield

Chelmer Valley High School ^[5], the local secondary school, is situated next to the hospital and is the main catchment school for the Chelmsford area, along with The Boswells School in Springfield.

Religious sites

The local church is St Mary with St Leonard, on Church Green. It is part of Chelmsford North Deanery.^[6] There is also a Methodist church, at 124 Main Road.

References

External links

• Broomfield Web-Page

v • d • e Towns and villages of Chelmsford borough, Essex, England Around the town of Chelmsford: Broomfield • Chelmer Village • Great Baddow • Springfield • North Melbourne • Widford • Writtle Towns: Chelmsford • South Woodham Ferrers Villages: Bicknacre • Boreham • Chalk End • Chapel Row • Chatham Green • Chignal Smealy • Chignal St James • Cooksmill Green • Danbury • Downham • East Hanningfield • Fanner's Green • Ford End • Galleywood • Galleyend • Good Easter • Great Leighs • Great Oxney Green • Great Waltham • Highwood • Howe Green • Howe Street • Little Baddow • Little Leighs • Littley Green • Little Waltham • Margaretting • Margaretting Tye • Mashbury • Moulsham • Newney Green • North End • Pepper's Green • Pleshey • Ramsden Heath • Rettendon • Rettendon Place • Roxwell • Runwell • Sandon • South Hanningfield • Stock • Tye Green • West Hanningfield • Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford is the county town of Essex List of places in Essex