Fladbury

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Fladbury is a village located in rural Worcestershire, UK. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book, meaning that the community is over 1000 years old. Today it is a thriving traditional English village sited on the banks of the Avon, with many interesting and original buildings and features. Cropthorne village is on the opposite bank of the Avon. The two ancient communities are linked by the Jubilee Bridge.

Notable buildings

Fladbury Mill was owned by the Crabtree Family and has been restored by it's current owners Mr and Mrs Wynne. It houses a mini hydro power system based on a water turbine and whater wheel and a well equipped workshop.

The Village (C.E. aided) school has had three excellent Offsted reports in a row, there's a thriving preschool and a very active Brownies and Guides packs, with a scout pack in the neighboring village of Charlton.

In common with much rural Anglicanism, the village church suffers from dwindling numbers and an aging congregation but the building is very well preserved and houses some of the interesting bits of history in the village, many 21st Century Christians travel a few miles to Christian communities in Pershore or Evesham.

Flower festival

Fladbury Walkabout and Flower festival is an excellent day out - run on a weekend at the beginning of the summer holidays it's an excellent day out centred around villagers opening their gardens but including boat trips, children's events, stalls, vintage cars and a brass band. The Parish churches have grown to rely on income from this event to fund the activities they can no longer support from the congregations giving alone so it is an excellent symbiotic arrangement.

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