Broadlacy, hamlet, St Ishmael par., S. Carmarthen¬
shire, 3 miles NAAL of Kidwelly.

Broadlands.—hamlet, and seat of lace mfr., near
Newport, Isle of Wight, Hants. — 2. Broadlands,

1 mile S. of Romsey, S. Hants; seat of Lord Mount-
Temple, successor of Lord Palmerston, who died here
October 1865.

Broadlane.—township, in par. and 1 mile S. of
Hawarden, SE. Flintshire.—2. Broadlane, hamlet,
North Curry par., AY. Somerset, 7 miles E. of Taunton.

Broad Law, mountain, Tweedsmuir par., S. Peebles¬
shire, alt. 2723 ft.

Broadleas, seat, 1 mile SW. of Cricklade, N. AYilts.

Broadley, sta. on Lancashire and Yorkshire Ry., 3
miles N. of Rochdale, SE. Lancashire.

Broadley, hamlet, 4½ m. S. of Portgordon, Banffsh.

Broad Blarston, hamlet, Pebworth par., E. Glou¬
cestershire, 4½ miles N. of Chipping Campden.

Broadmayne, par., S. Dorset, 4½ miles SE. of Dor¬
chester, 2540 ac., pop. 511; P.O.

Broadmeadows.—seat, 3½ miles ESE. of Chirnside,
Berwickshire.—2. Broadmeadows, seat, in co. and
4½ miles AY. by N. of Selkirk, on river Yarrow.

Broadmoor Asylum, school for children of servants,

2 miles from AYellington College sta., SE. Berks.

Broadmore Common, in co. and 6 m. E. of Hereford.

Broadoak.—par., E. Cornwall, 4 miles NE. of Lost-

withiel, 3367 ac., pop. 299; contains Broadoak or
Bradock Down, the scene of a Royalist victory
(1644). — 2. Broadoak, locality, on SE. border of
Flintshire, 3½ miles SAY. of Malpas; birthplace of
Matthew Henry (1662-1714), commentator.

Broad Oak Cross, 6 miles NAY. of AYinchelsea, E.
Sussex; P.O.

Broadoak Green, hamlet, Ecclesall Bierlow town¬
ship, West-Riding Yorkshire, 3½ miles SAY. of Sheffield.

Broad Parkham, hamlet, Parkham par., N. Devon,
7 miles SW. of Bideford.

Broadroyd Head, hamlet, Dartonpar., S. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 3½ miles NW. of Barnsley.

Broadsea, fishing vil., part of Fraserburgh, NE.
Aberdeenshire, pop. 423.

Broadside, hamlet, Allendale par., S. Northumb.

Broad Somerford, place with school, 3 miles SE. of
Malmesbury, N. Wilts.

Broad Sound, a channel among the Scilly Isles,
Cornwall, NW. of St Agnes.

Broadstairs, town and ry. sta., StPeter par., E. Kent,
1¾ m. NE. of Ramsgate and 74 m. SE. of London, pop.
4322; P.O., T.O.; 1 newspaper. It is a much-frequented
bathing-place, with good firm sands, guarded by preci¬
pitous chalk cliffs, and with an unrivalled sea view. The
name of the place is derived from the breadth of the
sea “ stair,” which was defended by a gate or archway
(York Gate), built in the reign of Henry VIII. In the
vicinity is Piermont, a villa which was the frequent
residence of Queen Victoria when a child.

Broadstone.—sta. (Poole Junction and Broadstone)
on branch of the London and South-Western Ry., 2
miles NW. of Poole, SE. Dorset.—2. Broadstone,
locality, Munslow par., S. Shropshire, 6½ miles SE. of
Church-Stretton.

Broadstone.—terminus of Midland Great Western
Ry., in NAY. of Dublin city.

Broad Street, ry. sta., London; city terminus of
L. and NW. Ry. and of North London Ry.

Broad Town, eccl. dist., Broad Hinton and Cliffe-
Pypard pars., N. AYilts, pop. 436. Broad Town,
hamlet, is in Broad Hinton par., 3 miles SE. of Wotton
Basset.

Broad Tree, vil., Ovender township, N. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 4½ mile NE. of Halifax.

Broadward, locality, Clungunford par., S. Shrop¬
shire, 8 miles AY. of Ludlow; contains B. Hall.

Broadward and Brierley, township, Leominster
Out par., SW. Hereford, 1 mile S. of Leominster.

Broadwas, par., W. Worcestershire, on river Teme,
7 miles W. of Worcester, 1160 ac., pop. 314; P.O.

Broadwater.—hundred, mid. Herts, 61,966 ac., pop.
19,725; contains 22 pars.—2. Broadwater, par. and
vil., AY. Sussex, 10 miles W. of Brighton, 2735 ac.
and 374 foreshore, pop. 11,817; P.O.; the par. con¬
tains Worthing. It has a beautiful church, in the

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