Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.42°N -1.33°W |
Map Type: | South Yorkshire |
Official Name: | Broom |
Static Image Name: | Broom - Broom Lane (B6410) Junction with Broom Road (A6021) - geograph.org.uk - 956823.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Road junction in Broom |
Metropolitan Borough: | Rotherham |
Metropolitan County: | South Yorkshire |
Population: | 900 |
Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Constituency Westminster: | Rotherham |
Post Town: | ROTHERHAM |
Postcode District: | S60 |
Postcode Area: | S |
Dial Code: | 01709 |
Os Grid Reference: | SK444915 |
Broom (sometimes historically spelled "Broome") is a Rotherham suburb in South Yorkshire, England and is located in the former parish of Whiston about 2miles southeast of Rotherham.[1] [2] Broom sits on top of a former Roman fortification and was the site of a Saxon trading town. The suburb currently has a population of around 900. Broom mostly consists of semi-detached housing and supports three pubs, a football club, Broom United, and numerous other small businesses.