Blakedown

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Blakedown is a village in north Worcestershire, England. It is in the Wyre Forest District Council area. Its location on both road and rail links means that it is something of a dormitory village. It was originally part of Hagley Parish, but was in 1888 transferred to the small adjacent parish of Churchill, which became Churchill and Blakedown.

Much of Blakedown was originally an area of common land, inclosed in the 19th century. However Harborough Hall, which once belonged to the family of William Shenstone the poet, is probably the successor of a house that goes back to Medieval times.

The main road running through the village is the A456 and was part of the turnpike road from Birmingham to Kidderminster. The turnpike trust was established in 1753.

The Blakedown railway station was opened in 1852 and originally called Churchill station). Later it was called Churchill and Blakedown before adopting its current name.

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