Drakes Broughton
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Drakes Broughton is a village in Worcestershire
, England
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The village is situated on the B4084 road (previously the A44) 2 miles north of Pershore
and 7 miles south of Worcester
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The village has two pubs; the Old Oak and the Plough and Harrow.
Its school, St Barnabas, has both a 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 cricket and football teams (www.drakesbroughtonrangersfc.co.uk) play. The recreation ground stands alongside the village's church, St Barnabas, and the village hall (www.dbvh.btik.com)
Drakes Broughton has a chip shop, two general stores, a motorcycling shop, nursery and a hairdresser. It is a rather uncomely village for the surrounding area of natural beauty.
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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The village is situated on the B4084 road (previously the A44) 2 miles north of Pershore
Pershore
Pershore is a market town in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Avon. Pershore is in the Wychavon district and is part of the West Worcestershire parliamentary constituency. At the 2001 census the population was 7,304...
and 7 miles south of Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
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The village has two pubs; the Old Oak and the Plough and Harrow.
Its school, St Barnabas, has both a First School and a Middle School, which then feeds into Pershore High School in nearby Pershore
Pershore
Pershore is a market town in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Avon. Pershore is in the Wychavon district and is part of the West Worcestershire parliamentary constituency. At the 2001 census the population was 7,304...
Drakes Broughton has a recreation ground, on which the village’s cricket and football teams (www.drakesbroughtonrangersfc.co.uk) play. The recreation ground stands alongside the village's church, St Barnabas, and the village hall (www.dbvh.btik.com)
Drakes Broughton has a chip shop, two general stores, a motorcycling shop, nursery and a hairdresser. It is a rather uncomely village for the surrounding area of natural beauty.