Everything about Belbroughton totally explained
Belbroughton is a village and
civil parish in the
Bromsgrove district of
Worcestershire,
England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,380. It is about six miles north of
Bromsgrove, six miles east of
Kidderminster and four miles south of
Stourbridge, in
Worcestershire.
Present
Belbroughton today is a relatively affluent area with house prices increasing by huge amounts in recent years, most likely due to its convenient position near to the motorway network and the city of
Birmingham. Belbroughton has decent facilities for a village of its size, with a village shop, a post office and recreational centre with tennis courts . The area also has a very high density of public houses in Belbroughton itself and in neighbouring villages. The state schooling system is of a relatively high standard with pupils first attending Belbroughton First School and then progressing onto Haybridge High School and Sixth Form. The school system recently changing from a three tier system the previously involved
Hagley Middle School (which has now disbanded), to a two tier system.
Belbroughton is in the constituency of
Bromsgrove a traditionally Conservative area with the current
MP being
Julie Kirkbride member of the
Conservative Party (UK).
History
Belboughton was at the core of the north
Worcestershire scythe-making district. Many of the mills of the area were formerly
blade mills used for sharpening them, after a scythesmith had forged them from iron, with a thin strip of steel along the cutting edge. From the late 18th century until about 1870, the Waldron family of Field House
Clent were the leading manufacturers. They were succeeded by Isaac Nash, whose business finally closed in about 1970. Scythes were formerly not just made in Belbroughton, but also several adjacent parishes, including
Chaddesley Corbett.
Local events
Since 1996 Belbroughton has hosted
Scarecrow Weekend the last weekend of each September. Villagers create
scarecrows and display them outside their homes. It has proved very popular over recent years with thousands of visitors, raising tens of thousands of pounds for local organisations and amenities.
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