The school is situated in an old mansion house named Broad Oak.

In 1670 he left Broad Oak, and became rector of Rowley, East Riding of Yorkshire.

He was born at Broad Oak, Iscoyd, a farmhouse on the borders of Flintshire and Shropshire.

He played regularly at no. 4 for Broad Oak in the Huddersfield Cricket League.

The Edward Harden Mansion in Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States, was originally known as Broad Oaks.

He surrendered his house and annuity for £100, to avoid litigation, and left Worthenbury for Broad Oak, Flintshire, a property settled upon his wife.

He ministered at Broad Oak in an outbuilding near his house.

In sport the village has two teams in the Huddersfield District Cricket League: Broad Oak (on the top road) and Linthwaite (in the valley).

Some of the buildings in Broad Oak are very old - for example, Mead Manor is 14th century and mentioned in the Domesday Book.

There are several small centres of population: Garway, Broad Oak, The Turning and Garway Hill.