Blakesley Hall The village was the location of Blakesley Hall, a 13th-century
Manor House. It was owned by Charles William Bartholomew, but demolished in 1957-58.
Parish Church The parish church, built in the style of the
Early English Period, dates from the late 13th century, the first parish priest having been recorded as a certain William of Melchbourne, who took office in 1275. The church is dedicated to
St Mary. Since 2006 it has formed part of the Lambfold
benefice along with the parishes of
Adstone,
Maidford,
Litchborough and
Farthingstone. There are memorials to Matthew Swetenham (D.1416), Bowbearer to
Henry IV, and also William Wattes (d.1614).
Other buildings The church building itself forms the centre of a number of obviously ecclesiastical buildings probably related to a religious community. South-east of the church is a house dated 1689. Glebe farm, west of the church has a
Perpendicular doorway and part of a Perpendicular window. The Sycamores, south of the church is dated 1670. Kendall House is 18th-century and a former Inn. Seawell farm is part of the
Grafton Estate of 1840.
Blakesley railway station The station on the
Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway (SMJ) served the village from 1873 to 1962. It was linked to nearby
Blakesley Hall by a miniature railway which ran from a terminal adjacent to the station. Nothing remains of the building.
Barrow There is a
Barrow at
Woodend about 250 yards east of Green's Park Farm. ==References==