Elgar’s Birthplace

Elgar’s Birthplace is a historic building in Broadheath, Malvern Hills District, England. Elgar’s Birthplace is situated nearby to Elgar Birthplace Museum, as well as near the hamlet Upper Broadheath.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elgar Birthplace Museum and Christ Church.

Elgar Birthplace Museum

Museum

Photo: Hikitsurisan, Public domain.

The Firs in Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, England was the birthplace of Edward Elgar. The cottage now houses a museum administered by the National Trust.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: Jeff Gogarty, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Christ Church is situated 1 mile north of Elgar’s Birthplace.

Cotheridge Court is a Grade II* listed ancient manor house situated in the south-western part of Cotheridge, in the county of Worcestershire, England, and birthplace of Herbert Bowyer Berkeley. Cotheridge Court is situated 1½ miles southwest of Elgar’s Birthplace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upper Broadheath and Cotheridge.

Upper Broadheath

Hamlet

Upper Broadheath is an area in the village of Lower Broadheath. It is not a separate village. Worcestershire, England. It is in the Malvern Hills District and the civil parish of Lower Broadheath.

Cotheridge

Village

Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cotheridge is a village and civil parish in the district of Malvern Hills in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is 4 miles west of the city of Worcester and a mile north-east of the Leigh Court railway station on the Great Western Railway on the opposite side of the River Teme.

Rushwick

Village

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rushwick is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is situated to the west of Worcester, Rushwick Parish comprises the four villages and hamlets of Broadmore Green, Crown East, Rushwick village and Upper Wick.

Elgar’s Birthplace

Type: Historic building
Also known as: “The Firs”
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Broadheath, Malvern Hills District, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.19866° or 52° 11′ 55″ north

Longitude

-2.2826° or 2° 16′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C4V5PX8+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 598542202

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oldbury Wood and Broadheath Common.

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