Drayton, Worcestershire
Appearance
Drayton | |
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Location within Worcestershire | |
OS grid reference | SO906760 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Stourbridge |
Postcode district | DY9 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
Drayton is a hamlet in Worcestershire, England which remains part of the ecclesiastical parish of Chaddesley Corbett, which from its select vestry formed a civil parish and which also continues.[1]
Belne Brook, which originates in the Clent Hills and is a tributary of the River Stour, flows equally through Belbroughton immediately upstream and through Drayton.
History
[edit]Charcoal and water-powered forges were a major feature in the area, the water used to turn sharpening wheels for scythe-making.[2] There was once a water-mill here: there is still a mill-pond,[2] a mill building (which now houses local businesses) and 19th century terraced housing, all of which is evidence of the former industry.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "St Cassian's, Chaddesley Corbett".
- ^ a b Local Walks: Chaddesley Corbett, Worcester News, retrieved 6 August 2013
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