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Blakedown
Sign in to saveBlakedown is a village in the Wyre Forest District lying along the A456 in the north of the county of Worcestershire, England. Following enclosures and the arrival of the railway, it developed both agriculturally and industrially during the 19th century. Due to its transport links, it now serves mainly as a dormitory for the neighbouring town of Kidderminster and for the cities of Birmingham and Worcester.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1604
- Image
- Belbroughton Road, Blakedown.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01562
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- Commons category
- Blakedown
- OS grid reference
- SO879784
- postal code
- DY10
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Road and rail
- Buildings
- Gallery
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
Blakedown is a village in the Wyre Forest District lying along the A456 in the north of the county of Worcestershire, England. Following enclosures and the arrival of the railway, it developed both agriculturally and industrially during the 19th century. Due to its transport links, it now serves mainly as a dormitory for the neighbouring town of Kidderminster and for the cities of Birmingham and Worcester.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blakedown” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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