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Beacon Tower
Beacon Tower in Broadway, Worcestershire, England.
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England, United Kingdom
Broadway, village (parish), Wychavon district, administrative and historic county of Worcestershire, England. It is situated at the foot of the Cotswolds escarpment, which is crowned by the Beacon Tower built in 1797.
The village of Broadway is much frequented by tourists attracted to its Tudor and Jacobean houses built of Cotswold stone. Notable buildings include the Norman church, a 14th-century abbot’s grange (once housing the abbots of nearby Evesham), the gatehouse of Broadway Court, and the 17th-century Lygon Arms hostelry. Pop. (2001) 3,025; (2011) 3,080.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.
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