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Blakenall Heath, Walsall — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Blakenall Heath is a suburban village of Walsall in the West Midlands, built over the open ground that once lay between the town and Bloxwich.
About Blakenall Heath
Where to stay in Blakenall Heath
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Christ Church marks the middle of it. Blakenall Heath grew from open ground between Walsall and Bloxwich into estate housing, so a visitor sleeps in Walsall itself and treats the village as the residential belt it became rather than as somewhere with a front desk. Bloxwich lies on the other side.
The Church of All Saints and St Catherine with St Chad hold the parish addresses here.
About Blakenall Heath
What are the main landmarks in Blakenall Heath?
Blakenall Heath's whole register comes down to three parish dedications. Christ Church stands within the built-up village, and the Church of All Saints and St Catherine with St Chad complete a register that runs to parish buildings rather than to anything a tour would stop for. Bloxwich lies immediately beyond.
The village's interest is in the estate street pattern that replaced the heath, with Walsall on one side and Bloxwich on the other.
What is the history of Blakenall Heath?
The Great War ended the heath. Blakenall Heath had been rural ground between Walsall and Bloxwich, carrying only a small amount of private housing at the opening of the 20th century, and the area changed dramatically once the war was over. Staffordshire held it first.
The village now sits in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall within the West Midlands County, while Christ Church and the Church of All Saints keep the older parish names.
Where is Blakenall Heath?
Blakenall Heath spreads across the ground between Walsall and Bloxwich, a suburban village of the West Midlands County that Staffordshire once counted as its own.
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Updated September 2026