Blakeshall is a hamlet in Worcestershire

Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is one of the ancient townships of the manor of Wolverley

Wolverley

Wolverley is a village, and with Cookley together, a civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England. It is located a few miles to the north west of Kidderminster, near the town of Bewdley, and the villages of Kinver and Cookley...

, whose extent was similar to that of the modern civil parish of Wolverley & Cookley

Cookley

Cookley is a village in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England, a few miles to the north of Kidderminster, and close to the villages of Kinver and Wolverley. It lies on the River Stour, and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal in the civil parish of Wolverley and Cookley...

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Near the village is the former Blakeshall Common, which has been planted with coniferous woodland. Though not within the ancient bounds of the manor of Kingsford

Kingsford, Worcestershire

Kingsford is a hamlet in Worcestershire, England.-Location:Kingsford is located one mile north of the village of Wolverley, Worcestershire, in the northern part of the county, to the north of Kidderminster.-History and amenities:...

, these woods are now Kingsford country Park. Indie rock band Joaquin and the Gringos played a surprise show there on November 23, 2010.