Broomfields

Broomfields

Broomfields
Broomfields
Broomfields shown within Shropshire
OS grid reference SJ425175
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHREWSBURY
Postcode district SY4
Dialling code 01743
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament

Broomfields is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is located north of Montford Bridge and near to the hamlets of Forton Heath and Grafton. It is in the parish of Montford.

It used to have its own 7 1/4 gauge garden railway at Broomfields Villa called Broomfields Garden Railway (BGR) from the late 1980s until 2008 when the house was sold, a video can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkMdJS7jho

Looking from Google Earth the trackbed around the field the track used to be is visible.

The railway was opened to the public a few times to raise money for the air ambulance.

More info about one of the model trains and a photo of it can be found here: GWR 1101 Class

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