Drakes Broughton

Drakes Broughton
Village
Drakes Broughton Location within Worcestershire
Population	2,746
OS grid reference	SO9248
•  London	111 miles
Civil parish	Drakes Broughton and Wadborough
District	Wychavon
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Pershore
Postcode district	WR10
Dialling code	01905
List of places UK England Worcestershire 52°08'14"N 2°06'24"W · 52°08′02″N2°06′34″W / 52.133821°N 2.109466°W / 52.133821; -2.109466

Drakes Broughton is a village in Worcestershire, England. The village is located on the B4084 road (previously the A44) 2 miles north-west of Pershore and 7 miles south-east of Worcester. The village has two pubs; the Old Oak and the Plough and Harrow. Its school, St Barnabas, contains a Pre-School, First School and a Middle School, which then feeds into Pershore High School in nearby Pershore. Drakes Broughton has a recreation ground, on which the village's football teams play. ^[1] The recreation ground is situated next to the village's church, St Barnabas School, and the village hall. Drakes Broughton has other amenities including a general store, hairdressers, and a fish and chip shop.

The village gave its name to an early composition by Elgar, written in about 1878, a hymn tune with words by Francis Stanfield (1835–1914). ^[2]

References

1. "Drakes Broughton Rangers FC". Drakes Broughton Rangers FC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
2. Drakes Broughton in A. E. Tozer's Catholic Hymns, 3rd ed., 1898

External links

• Drakes Broughton : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project