page_title: Wychbold
section_title: 20th Century
hierarchical_section_title: Wychbold / History / 20th Century
caption_attribution_description: English: The "Crown" public house and Inn.
context_page_description: Wychbold is a village in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire. The village is situated on the A38 between Droitwich Spa and Bromsgrove, and by Junction 5 of the M5 motorway.
  The first records of Wychbold suggest that it was of great importance to the Anglo-Saxons, particularly in regards to its proximity to Droitwich Spa. The village is known primarily for the garden centre Webbs of Wychbold.
context_section_description: During the Second World War, communal air raid shelters were built on either end of Wychbold, along with a concrete blast shelter near the main road. The village's Home Guard worked out of the Crown Inn.
caption: The Crown Inn, site of Wychbold Home Guard during the Second World War
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