Broom Wood

Broom Wood is a forest in , , . Broom Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brands Hatch and Shoreham (Kent) Railway Station.

Sports venue
Photo: Whiters, Public domain.
is a motor racing circuit in , , . Originally used as a grasstrack motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently hosts many British and International racing events.

Railway station
Shoreham railway station serves in , . It is 22 miles 52 chains down the line from and is situated between and . Train services are provided by Thameslink.

Nature reserve
is a 16-hectare nature reserve north of in . It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. It is in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eynsford and Shoreham.

is a village of 1,800 people in . The village is near Brands Hatch – a race track in , most famous for its circuit. It has grown from a modest natural amphitheatre used for local races in the 1920s into one of the UK’s major motor racing circuits.

Village
is a village and civil parish in the of , . It is located 5.2 miles north of . The probable derivation of the name is estate at the foot of a steep slope.

Locality
is a hamlet in the civil parish of , in the district, in the county of , England. It was originally a rural community consisting mainly of several smallholdings: the principal farms being Knatts Farm, giving its name to the area; and Farm.

Broom Wood

Latitude
51.3352° or 51° 20′ 7″ north
Longitude
0.2273° or 0° 13′ 38″ east
Open location code
9F3286PG+3W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1910939325
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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