Buildings Blakesley




1 buildings

1.1 blakesley hall
1.2 parish church
1.3 other buildings
1.4 blakesley railway station
1.5 barrow





buildings
blakesley hall

the village location of blakesley hall, 13th-century manor house. owned charles william bartholomew, demolished in 1957-58.


parish church

the parish church, built in style of english period, dates late 13th century, first parish priest having been recorded william of melchbourne, took office in 1275. church dedicated st mary. since 2006 has formed part of lambfold benefice along parishes of adstone, maidford, litchborough , farthingstone. there memorials matthew swetenham (d.1416), bowbearer henry iv, , william wattes (d.1614).


other buildings

the church building forms centre of number of ecclesiastical buildings related religious community. south-east of church house dated 1689. glebe farm, west of church has perpendicular doorway , part of perpendicular window. sycamores, south of church dated 1670. kendall house 18th-century , former inn. seawell farm part of grafton estate of 1840.


blakesley railway station

the station on stratford-upon-avon , midland junction railway (smj) served village 1873 1962. linked nearby blakesley hall miniature railway ran terminal adjacent station. nothing remains of building.


barrow

there barrow @ woodend 250 yards east of green s park farm.








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