Charford
| Charford | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 The junction of Lyttleton Avenue and Charford Road | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO953694 |
| Location: | 52°19’30"N, 2°4’1"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Bromsgrove |
| Postcode: | B60 |
| Dialling code: | 01527 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bromsgrove |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bromsgrove |
Charford is a village in Worcestershire located close to the town centre of Bromsgrove, with which it is now contiguous.
History
Charford used to be a farming village like so many, before the expansion of Bromsgrove.
Charford had a mill, Charford Mill (known as The Lint Mill) which provided employment by the manufacture of sanitary towels and wound dressings but the mill was abandoned and left derelict for many years until it was demolished to make way for South Bromsgrove High School 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 Automotive factory in nearby Aston Fields that provided car components for various companies.
In the twentieth century Bromsgrove expanded and Charford became effectively a part of its new urban area.
Miscellany
- Joyce Carpenter (1929–73) who was the shortest adult ever in the United Kingdom, at 29 inches, lived here.