We could not match "BROOMY" in our simplified list of the main towns and villages, or as a postcode. There are several other ways of finding places within Vision of Britain, so read on for detailed advice and 14 possible matches we have found for you:
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There are no units called "BROOMY"
(excluding any that have already been grouped into the places you
have already searched), but administrative unit searches can be
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"sound-alike" matching:
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to look in our collection of Historical Gazetteers.
This contains the complete text of three gazetteers published in the
late 19th century over 90,000 entries.
Although there are no descriptive gazetteer entries for
placenames exactly matching your search term (other than those
already linked to "places"), the following
entries mention "BROOMY":
Place name County Entry Source Biggar Lanarkshire Broomy Law at its north-eastern to the Clyde at its south-western angle, of 6¼ miles; a varying Groome Broomy Hampshire Broomy , par., S. Hants, on river Avon, 2 miles N. of Ringwood, 4729 ac., pop. 127. Bartholomew BROOMY-WALK Hampshire BROOMY-WALK , an extra-parochial tract in Harbridge and Ellingham parishes, Hants; in the New Forest, on the river Avon Imperial Glendevon Perthshire broomy braes and swelling pastoral hills; remotely, toward the boundaries, by summit-lines of the Ochils. Opposite what is called Groome Glengaber Burn Peebles Shire Broomy Law (1750); and it retains faint traces of ancient searches for gold, said to have not been altogether unsuccessful Groome Holly Hatch Hampshire Holly Hatch , place, Broomy par., S. Hants, in New Forest. Bartholomew LINFORD Hampshire LINFORD , an extra-parochial tract in Ringwood district, Hants; forming part of Broomy-Walk, in the New Forest. Imperial LINWOOD Hampshire LINWOOD , an extra-parochial tract in Ringwood district, Hants; forming part of Broomy Wak in New Forest. Acres, 780. Pop., 14. Imperial Lyne and Megget Peebles Shire Broomy Law (1750), *Deer Law (2065), *Black Law (2285), Clockmore (2100), *Norman Law (2408), and *Broad Law (2723), where asterisks Groome Peeblesshire or Tweeddale Peebles Shire Broomy Law (1399), Shaw Hill (1121), and Mendick Hill (1480), a beautifully rounded summit, lying to the S of the Pentlands Groome RINGWOOD Hampshire Broomy-walk, and 7, 170 of Burley-walk, including Burley ville, in New Forest. Total acres, 33, 300. Poor-rates Imperial Selkirk Selkirkshire Broomy Law (1519), Three Brethren (1523), and Fastheugh Hill (1645). The prevailing rocks are greywacke, greywacke slate, and clay slate Groome SHOBLEY Hampshire SHOBLEY , an extra-parochial tract in Ringwood district, Hants; forming part of Broomy walk in the New Forest. Imperial Skirling Peebles Shire Broomy Law near the northern extremity of the parish. The rocks are chiefly Silurian, and the soil is mostly light Groome
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