Chaddesley Corbett - Village General Description and Features

Village General Description and Features

Within the village urban area is the Church of England church of St Cassian. There is also a Methodist Chapel in Bluntington and a Catholic chapel associated with Harvington Hall. The three village pubs, The Talbot, The Swan and The Fox were named in the 2007 Good Beer Guide.

There is also a Post Office and General Store named Samuel Jukes after a previous owner, a butcher, hairdresser and beauty salon, a flower shop and a delicatessen. Local services include a GP surgery and two schools, one being Chaddesley Corbett Primary School, the other being the independent Winterfold House School. The primary school caters for Reception to Year 6 and replaced the previous Chaddesley Corbett Endowed First School under the Wyre Forest education review. Each school has an associated pre-school nursery.

Chaddesley Corbett Sports Club is located in Fox Lane and has rugby, football and cricket sections, all of which play in one or more local leagues. The football section has a number of ex-professional players on their books, with Tristan Murray, Adam Simpson, Ken Ash, Harvey Austin and Robert Hirons.

The village is the location for the Lady Dudley Cup, a point to point race that was first run in 1897.

Chaddesley Woods is an area of woodland and nature reserve to the east of the village, thought to be a remnant of the medieval Feckenham Forest. It is under the care of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, founded in 1968 to conserve, protect and restore the county's wildlife. The main section of the woods has a network of public footpaths to facilitate access.

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