Blakedown
Built-up area in Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.404, -2.176 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 88 78 |
| Dialling code: | 01562 (Kidderminster) |
Blakedown is a village in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England, lying on the fringe of the West Midlands commuter belt. It has a compact, well‑preserved centre and a designated conservation area; the village expanded in the 19th century around a Victorian railway station on the line linking Birmingham with Kidderminster and Worcester, and benefited from nearby sandstone quarries and brickworks.
Today Blakedown is largely residential and popular with commuters, but retains village amenities such as pubs, a village hall and local groups, with a visible community spirit and occasional events. Its position close to countryside - including the Clent Hills and the wider Wyre Forest area - gives easy access to walks and outdoor recreation alongside the more suburban character.
Postcode districts covering Blakedown
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 13.4 miles
- Wolverhampton 13.1 miles
- Dudley 7.6 miles
- Walsall 14.7 miles
- Telford 22.7 miles
- West Bromwich 12.2 miles
- Solihull 15.5 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 18.5 miles
- Worcester 14.4 miles
- Cannock 21.5 miles
- Redditch 12.9 miles
- Kidderminster 3.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Churchill and Blakedown Parish 0.7 miles
- Broome Parish 1.2 miles
- Hagley West Ward 1.6 miles
- Hagley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Wyre Forest Rural Ward 2 miles
- Cookley Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Holy Cross Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Broadwaters Ward 2.6 miles
- Lower Clent Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Offmore & Comberton Ward 2.6 miles
- Belbroughton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Chaddesley Corbett Parish 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Blakedown
DY10 3LA, DY10 3JE, DY10 3JW, DY10 3JU, DY10 3JZ, DY10 3JX, DY10 3NQ, DY10 3JR, DY10 3JP … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 18.4 miles
- East Midlands Airport 46.2 miles
- Blakedown Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Hagley Railway Station 1.7 miles
Hotels near Blakedown Ad
- Brockencote Hall Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- Hogarths Stone Manor 4 2.7 miles
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill-Dudley 4 6.1 miles
- Premier Inn Kidderminster 3 3.3 miles
- Premier Inn Hagley 3 3.5 miles
- Hillscourt Hotel 3 7.2 miles
- Premier Inn Stourbridge Town Centre 3 4 miles
- Travelodge Kidderminster 3 3.7 miles
- Gainsborough House Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- Hanbury Turn 7.5 miles
Schools in Blakedown
- Blakedown C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hagley Hall Country house 2.7 miles
- Aggborough Stadium 3.3 miles
- Wyre Forest Forest 7.5 miles
- Westwood House Estate 9.5 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 9.9 miles
- Hewell Grange Estate 10.1 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 11.5 miles
- Witley Court Historic site 11.5 miles
- Davenport House Estate 12.9 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 13 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 13 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 13.3 miles