Drayton, Worcestershire

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| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.3824|-2.1388|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Drayton

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| static_image = Drayton Terrace, Drayton.jpg

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| shire_district = Wyre Forest

| shire_county = Worcestershire

| region = West Midlands

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| postcode_district = DY9

| postcode_area = DY

| post_town = Stourbridge

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/18768/|title = St Cassian's, Chaddesley Corbett}}

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

Charcoal and water-powered forges were a major feature in the area, the water used to turn sharpening wheels for scythe-making.{{citation |url=http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/features/countrynews/localwalks/4078156.Chaddesley_Corbett/ |title=Local Walks: Chaddesley Corbett | publisher=Worcester News | accessdate=August 6, 2013}} 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

Category:Villages in Worcestershire