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Broom Hill, Hadleigh

Summary

Pictures and information about Broom Hill, a local Nature Reserve west of the river Brett in Hadleigh.

Entrance to Broom Hill

Broom Hill is a Local Nature Reserve owned and managed by Babergh District Council, situated west of the river Brett and the town of Hadleigh.  Hadleigh lies in a shallow valley and Broom Hill, together with Constitutional Hill and Friars Hill form part of the valley side from Kersey Vale in the north to Layham in the south.

 

View on Broom Hill

 

Broom Hill is connected to Hadleigh Riverside Walk by a public footpath that can be accessed from either Toppesfield Bridge or the Babergh District Council offices. It is also connected to the wider countryside by other public footpaths.

View over Hadleigh

From the top of the site there is a panoramic view over Hadleigh and the surrounding landscape.

 

View of Broom Hill

Broom Hill is largely formed from glacial sand and gravel.  Material was quarried from a small area for the local brickworks, situated where Brick Kiln bungalow is now.  The brickworks closed in 1928 but little else is known of its history and where the bricks were used.  It is rumoured that they were of a soft crumbly texture, so perhaps none survive!  If you have any information about the brickworks, please let us know.

External links ...

Hadleigh Town Council
The official website for the town of Hadleigh, Suffolk.
Hadleigh Town Council website
Visit Suffolk
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Visit Suffolk website

About links to external sites.

Contact us ...

Team:
Open Spaces
Telephone:
01473 826654
Minicom/textphone:
01473 825878
Fax:
01473 825770
Address:
Babergh District Council
Corks Lane
Hadleigh
IPSWICH
IP7 6SJ

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Last updated on: 18 August 2011 | Date of next review: 18 August 2012

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