Blakedown
Churchill and Blakedown are two neighbouring villages in North
Worcestershire. Blakedown sits on and around the A456, Birmingham to
Kidderminster road, approximately 15 miles west of Birmingham and 5 miles
east of Kidderminster. Churchill is a smaller village, comprising the
village of Churchill just to the north of Blakedown and, to the north east,
the hamlet of Stakenbridge, the area being bisected by the railway line;
Blakedown having a small station offering a regular passenger service on the
Birmingham to Worcester main line.
Both villages nestle amongst gently rolling hills and are surrounded by
beautiful countryside; the area being popular with walkers, horse riders and
cyclists (both road and off-road). There are open fields, brooks which run
down from the Clent Hills, feeding numerous pools in the area on its way, to
the River Stour (at Kidderminster) which, itself, is a tributary of the
River Severn. There are also quiet woodlands, a large variety of wildlife
and, from the brows of hills, fantastic views across Worcestershire (the
Malvern Hills can be seen on a clear day to the South), the Clent Hills to
the east, the South Staffordshire countryside to the north and west and, in
the far distance, the Clee Hills in Shropshire to the west.
Courtesy of www.churchillandblakedown.co.uk
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