Broom (disambiguation)
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A broom
is a cleaning tool which also had other uses (e.g. magical and punitive).
Broom may also refer to:
Places
People
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Broom
A broom is a cleaning tool consisting of stiff fibers attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. It is thus a variety of brush with a long handle. It is commonly used in combination with a dustpan....
is a cleaning tool which also had other uses (e.g. magical and punitive).
Broom may also refer to:
Places
- Broom, BedfordshireBroom, BedfordshireBroom is a small village near Biggleswade in the English county of Bedfordshire.It has long since been a 'farming' village with a number of small local market gardeners using the surrounding fields for their businesses - many of these have been in the Farming Families for generations.The village is...
, England - Broom, CumbriaBroom, CumbriaBroom is a hamlet near the village of Long Marton, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria.- Location :It is located about two miles away from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland and about ten miles away from the large market town of Penrith....
, England - Park BroomPark BroomPark Broom is a hamlet in the Carlisle District, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is a few miles away from the small city of Carlisle and near the River Eden, Cumbria.- Nearby settlements :...
, Cumbria, England - Broom, South YorkshireBroom, South YorkshireBroom is a village in South Yorkshire, England and is located in the former parish of Whiston about southeast of Rotherham. Broom sits on top of a former Roman fortification and was the site of a Saxon trading town. The village currently has a population of 900...
, England - Broom, WarwickshireBroom, WarwickshireBroom is a village located in the parish of Bidford-On-Avon and features two pubs, Broom Hall and Broom Tavern, with Broom Hall being larger in size. The village lies relatively close to it's sister village, Wixford and Broom features a population of 97. Broom was created in the 1800's as a farm...
, England, near Bidford-on-AvonBidford-on-AvonBidford-on-Avon is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. In the 2001 census it had a population of 4,830.-Location:... - Loch BroomLoch BroomLoch Broom is a sea loch located in northwestern Ross and Cromarty, in the former parish of Lochbroom, in the west coast of Scotland. The small town of Ullapool lies on the eastern shore of the loch...
, Scotland
People
- Christina BroomChristina BroomChristina Broom was a British photographer, credited as "the UK's first female press photographer".-History:Born at 8 King's Road, Chelsea, London, the then-Christina Livingston married Albert Edward Broom in 1889...
(1862–1939), British photographer - Jacob BroomJacob BroomJacob Broom was an American businessman and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. As a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, he was a signer of the U.S. Constitution. He was also appointed as a delegate to the Annapolis Convention but did not attend, and...
(1752–1810), American businessman and politician - Jacob Broom (congressman)Jacob Broom (congressman)Jacob Broom was an American Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Jacob Broom was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He moved to Philadelphia with his parents in 1819...
(1808–1864), United States Representative from Pennsylvania - James M. BroomJames M. BroomJames Madison Broom was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served as U. S. Representative from Delaware.-Early life and family:...
(1776–1850), American lawyer and politician - Neil BroomNeil BroomNeil Trevor Broom in Christchurch, Canterbury is a New Zealand cricketer. His other major teams include Otago Volts and Canterbury ....
(born 1983), New Zealand cricketer - Robert BroomRobert BroomProfessor Robert Broom was a Scottish South African doctor and paleontologist. He qualified as a medical practitioner in 1895 and received his DSc in 1905 from the University of Glasgow...
(1866–1951), South African physician and paleontologist
Other
- Broom: An International Magazine of the ArtsBroom: An International Magazine of the ArtsBroom: An International Magazine of the Arts was a little magazine founded by Harold Loeb and Alfred Kreymborg and published from November 1921 to January 1924...
, a modernist literary magazine - Broom (shrub)Broom (shrub)Brooms are a group of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the legume family Fabaceae, mainly in the three genera Chamaecytisus, Cytisus and Genista, but also in many other small genera . All genera in this group are from the tribe Genisteae...
, a group of shrubs - Equipment used in broomballBroomballBroomball is a recreational ice game originating in Canada and played around the world. It is played in a hockey rink, either indoors or outdoors, depending on climate and location. Broomball is popular in the Canadian province of Manitoba, where Glenella is the Broomball Capital of the World...
- Broom (album)Broom (album)Broom is a full-length album from indie pop/rock band Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. It was released in the United States in 2005.-Track listing:# "Pangea" – 2:48# "I Am Warm & Powerful" – 2:39# "What'll We Do" – 2:16# "Travel Song" – 3:21...
, an album by the American band Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
See also
- Brome (disambiguation)
- Broome (disambiguation)