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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Broadfield like this:
BROADFIELD, an extra-parochial tract, formerly a parish, in Royston district, Herts; 2½ miles NW by W of Buntingford. Acres, 620. Real property, £392. Pop., 19. Houses, 6. It still ranks as a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Cottered, in the diocese of Rochester.
Broadfield is now part of EAST HERTFORDSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST HERTFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Broadfield itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Broadfield, in East Hertfordshire and Hertfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5910
Date accessed: 14th February 2026
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