Drakes Broughton
Village
Drakes Broughton is located in Worcestershire
Drakes Broughton
Drakes Broughton
Location within Worcestershire
Population2,746 
OS grid referenceSO9248
• London111 miles
Civil parish
  • Drakes Broughton and Wadborough
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPershore
Postcode districtWR10
Dialling code01905

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
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