Chaddesley Corbett is a village and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England. The Anglican and secular versions of the parish include other named neighbourhoods, once farmsteads or milling places: Bluntington, Brockencote, Mustow Green, Cakebole, Outwood, Harvington, and Drayton. History The village was named Chad Lea, or the place of Chad, in Saxon times, and is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086–7 as Cedeslai, when it was held by a woman, Eadgifu, who also held it in the time of King Edward before the Norman Conquest of 1066. It consisted of eight berewicks and 25 hides of which 10 were free of geld and had the value of £12. The area was subject to forest law for around a century to 1301, as part of Feckenham Forest. Geography Chaddesley Corbett is centred on the north side of the A448 approximately midway between the north Worcestershire towns of Bromsgrove and Kidderminster. In 1913 the parish was stated to have just under 5% woodland, namely . Of this the main feature is Chaddesley Woods, which is recognised as a national nature reserve and lies to the east of the village. It is 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. Demography Chaddesley Corbett covers a relatively large 6,079 acres, that is and had a population of 1343 persons and 280 houses in 1821. The same area had a population of 1,440 persons across 607 households in 2001. Governance & religion Chaddesley Corbett civil parish falls under the Wyre Forest District Council ward of Wyre Forest Rural, the Worcestershire County Council division of Chaddesley, and the parliamentary constituency of Wyre Forest, whose MP since 2010 is Mark Garnier of the Conservative Party. It is within the Church of England province of Canterbury, the Diocese of Worcester, the Archdeaconry of Dudley, and the deanery of Kidderminster; and the Roman Catholic province of Birmingham, the Archdiocese of Birmingham, and the deanery of Kidderminster. Landmarks St Cassian's Church Within the village urban area is the Church of England church of St Cassian. The Domesday Book implies that there was a church at Chaddesley Corbett before 1086, although the present nave dates from the 12th