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Chaddesley

Corbett

covers

a

relatively

large

6,079

acres,

that

is

24.6

square

kilometres (9.5 sq mi) with over 50 miles of footpaths and bridal-ways.

It had a population of 1,440 persons across 607 households in the 2001 census.

It

gives

it's

name

to

District

and

County

Wards

in

elections,

when

the

boundary

extends beyond that of the religious and civil parishes

The

original

parish

boundary

(the

"ancient

parish")

included

areas

which

have

been

hived-off

and

are

now

parishes

in

their

own

right

-

although

various

old

trusts still include them in their realms of benefit.

The

village

has

an

active

social

life

and

both

Anglican

and

Catholic

churches.

There

is

a

Village

Butcher’s

shop,

a

Ladies

Hairdressers

and

Beauticians,

a

Bistro,

a

small

supermarket

at

the

(independent)

Petrol

Station,

two

Pubs,

a

new

Primary

school,

and

even

a

National

Hunt

racecourse

which

is

the

location

for

the

Lady Dudley Cup, a Championship race that was first run in 1897.

Farming

is

mixed,

with

hay/silage,

potato,

corn

and

cereal

production,

on

a

variety

of

alluvial

land

with

hilly

clay

to

the

north

of

us

and

more

sandy

soils

to

the

south,

which

support

asparagus

growing

and

several

thriving

horticultural

enterprises. Dairy herds have not recovered from the ‘Foot & Mouth’ crisis.

A major feature of the area is Chaddesley Woods National Nature Reserve -

Map

reference

SO

915

736

-

part

of

an

extensive

woodland

area

that

can

be

traced

as

far

back

as

the

early

13th

century,

received

mention

in

the

Doomsday

Book

as

‘a

wood

of

two

leagues’,

and

has

probably

remained

unaltered

since

the

last Ice Age - 6 to 10,000 years ago.

Habitats include:-

Grassland, Meadow, Ponds & Woodland.

Species include:-

Bluebell, Yellow Archangel, Dog's Mercury, Wood Spurge,

Woodcock, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Land Caddis, Butterflies.