Drayton, Worcestershire

Drayton
Drayton Location within Worcestershire
OS grid reference	SO906760
District	Wyre Forest
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stourbridge
Postcode district	DY9
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
List of places UK England Worcestershire 52°22′57″N2°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. ^[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

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