Charford is a small village located close to the town centre of

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, England.

History

Charford used to be farm land with a mill, Charford Mill (known as The Lint Mill) provided employment by the manufacture of sanitary towels and wound dressings but was worn out for many years until it was demolished to make way for

South Bromsgrove High School South Bromsgrove High School (SBHS) is a co-educational, upper school and sixth form with academy status, located in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England. It is located opposite the housing estate of Charford. The school delivers to GCSE, and ...

which retained the old mill pond at the front of the complex. This, however, has since been filled in due to the demolition and redevelopment of the school on an adjacent field though the sluice gate can still be seen to the side of the Sugarbrook that runs along the front of the school off Charford Road. The original housing estates of Charford were built for workers of the Garringtons Drop forging plant in nearby

Aston Fields Aston Fields is a village in the district of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, United Kingdom. It is situated to the south of Bromsgrove and is the site of Bromsgrove railway station. It was the location of Bromsgrove railway works, established in 18 ...

that provided forgings for the automotive and aerospace industries.

Transport

Bus services in Charford are provided by

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Diamond West Midlands Diamond Bus Ltd.,Companies House extract company no 2531054

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and MRD Travel. There are routes to

Droitwich Droitwich Spa (often abbreviated to Droitwich ) is an historic spa town in the Wychavon district in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe. It is located approximately south-west of Birmingham and north-east of Worcester. The ...

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and

Redditch Redditch is a town, and local government district, in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district has a population of 85,000 as of 2019. In the 19th century, it became the international centre for the ...

Bromsgrove railway station Bromsgrove railway station serves the town of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, England. It is located at the foot of the two-mile Lickey Incline which ascends at a gradient of 1-in-37.7 towards Barnt Green on the line between Birmingham and Worceste ...

is situated in the adjacent village of Aston Fields with train services to Birmingham, Worcester and

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Education

Charford has two schools;

Charford First School Charford is a small village located close to the town centre of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, England. History Charford used to be farm land with a mill, Charford Mill (known as The Lint Mill) provided employment by the manufacture of sanit ...

and

, the latter having been recently rebuilt on the original playing fields as a brand new modern complex. The old buildings were demolished by DSM Demolition and the land is now a car park for staff and visitors.

External links

St Andrews Church

References

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