In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Broughton Hackett like this:
BROUGHTON-HACKETT, a parish in Pershore district, Worcester; on the Midland railway, 1 mile N by E of Spetchley station, and 6 NNW of Pershore. Post Town, Spetchley, under Worcester. Acres, 390. Real property, £782. Pop., 164. Houses, 39. The property is subdivided. Blue limestone is quarried. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, 73.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is very good.
Broughton Hackett through time
Broughton Hackett is now part of Wychavon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wychavon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Broughton Hackett itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Broughton Hackett, in Wychavon and Worcestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9748
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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