Prior to 817AD there was a Pagan settlement in what is now Belbroughton.  Sometime around 650-700AD the first missionaries arrived from Oswestry.  The present Churchyard is the site of the early Pagan religious ceremonies.  The base of the existing Woodgate memorial is believed to be a Pagan preaching stone.  After conversion to Christianity, it is thought a wooden Church was erected, to be replaced in Norman times with a substantial stone structure.  Little of this remains but there is a Norman Chapel in the grounds of Bell Hall.  The  present Church was built at the beginning of the 14th Century but the Black Death of 1348/9 had a devastating effect on all activity and claimed the lives of three Priests.  The list of Priests starts in 1305.  The Church at that time was highly decorated and traces of the original colours can just be seen.

The bells date from 1781 and have rung out for great moments in British history. The memorable ringing in of the New Millennium accompanied by a  wonderful fireworks display, was witnessed by a large crowd of Villagers and friends, completely filling the Church Square.

All round the village old mill stones are to be found.  They are reminders of the days of water power when a system of pools from Bell End to Drayton (3^1/2miles) powered the hammers and grindstones of the world famous scythe makers Isaac Nash and John Waldern, later becoming Waldron.  Records show the Waldern blade mill in 1541.  In 1842 Nash with two helpers started his business.  In 1873 he bought out the Waldron firm and the rights to the internationally known trade mark.  In America, Canada and various parts of Europe and the "Old Empire", Nash's Belbroughton made "Waldron" Scythes may still be lurking in the barns!  They were made in the Village until 1968.