Visit Blakedown Places

Welcome to Visit Blakedown Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Blakedown

  

Blakedown Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Blakedown

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Blakedown history

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Much of Blakedown was originally an area of common land, only enclosed in 1832. With the coming of the railway line in 1852, and the consequent agricultural and industrial development, Blakedown eventually became larger than its companion, Churchill. The confluence of streams at the foot of the village provided power for ironworks.

Road and Rail

In ancient times the Roman road between Droitwich and Greensforge ran just east of Blakedown. Another road linking Kidderminster to Birmingham was made a turnpike in 1753. A toll house was built above Blakedown Pool at the junction with the Belbroughton Road. The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway opened a station at the edge of the village in 1853.

Buildings

Harborough Hall was built in 1635 for William and Anne Penn on land that had belonged to the family since the reign of Edward III. Following enclosure of Harborough Common in 1832, Harborough Farm was built on the other side of the main road. By 1860 there were enough inhabitants in the village for the church of St James the Great to be built.

You can visit Blakedown places with Walkfo Blakedown to hear history at Blakedown’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Blakedown has 12 places to visit in our interactive Blakedown map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Blakedown, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Blakedown places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Blakedown & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 12 audio facts unique to Blakedown places in an interactive Blakedown map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Blakedown Places Map
12 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Blakedown historic spots	Blakedown tourist destinations	Blakedown plaques	Blakedown geographic features
Walkfo Blakedown tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Blakedown

  

Best Blakedown places to visit

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Blakedown has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Blakedown’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Blakedown’s information audio spots:

Churchill Forge Mill Churchill Forge Mill is one of the last water-powered forge mills remaining in an intact state in the UK. Part of the site has been restored to working condition and is now maintained and operated by the Churchill Forge Trust.

Harvington Hall Harvington Hall is a moated medieval and Elizabethan manor house in Worcestershire. It is located in the civil parish of Chaddesley Corbett, south-east of Kidderminster.

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Visit Blakedown plaques