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Drayton, Worcestershire

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Human settlement in England
Drayton
Drayton is located in WorcestershireDraytonDraytonLocation within Worcestershire
OS grid referenceSO906760
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStourbridge
Postcode districtDY9
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52°22′57″N 2°08′20″W / 52.3824°N 2.1388°W / 52.3824; -2.1388

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.

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

See also: History of Worcestershire

Charcoal and water-powered forges were a major feature in the area, the water used to turn sharpening wheels for scythe-making. There was once a water-mill here: there is still a mill-pond, a mill building (which now houses local businesses) and 19th century terraced housing, all of which is evidence of the former industry.

Notes

  1. "St Cassian's, Chaddesley Corbett".
  2. ^ Local Walks: Chaddesley Corbett, Worcester News, retrieved 6 August 2013
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