Drayton, Worcestershire

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]

Drayton
Drayton
Location within Worcestershire
OS grid referenceSO906760
District
  • Wyre Forest
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStourbridge
Postcode districtDY9
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands

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. 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
  1. https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/18768/
  2. Local Walks: Chaddesley Corbett, Worcester News, retrieved 6 August 2013



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