Broom is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

near the village of

Long Marton Long Marton is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of the English county of Cumbria. In 2011 the population was 827. The village previously had a railway station called Long Marton railway station which closed in 1970. Within the p ...

, in the

Eden Eden may refer to: * Garden of Eden, the "garden of God" described in the Book of Genesis Places and jurisdictions Canada * Eden, Ontario * Eden High School Middle East * Eden, Lebanon, a city and former bishopric * Camp Eden, Iraq O ...

district, in the county of

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...

, England.

Location

It is located about two miles away from the small town of

Appleby-in-Westmorland Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, with a population of 3,048 at the 2011 Census. Crossed by the River Eden, Appleby was the county town of the historic county of Westmorland. I ...

and about ten miles away from the large market town of Penrith.

Nearby villages

Nearby villages include

Brampton Brampton ( or ) is a city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Brampton is a city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities, lower-tier municipalit ...

Crackenthorpe Crackenthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. It is about south east of Penrith. The village was on the A66 road until it was by-passed. The population of the civil parish was less than 100 at the 20 ...

and Dufton.

Transport

For transport there is

Appleby railway station Appleby is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated south-east of Carlisle, serves the market town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, Eden in Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and man ...

(on the Settle-Carlisle Line), and the A66 road nearby.

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20090803195259/http://www.bnbselect.com/bnb/31635 * http://www.thegardeningwebsite.co.uk/broom-horticultural-supplies-i1689.html Hamlets in Cumbria Long Marton {{Cumbria-geo-stub