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How to find us Blackfordby
Village lies approximately one mile northwest of Ashby. It can be
reached from Ashby via the A511, Ashby Road via Moira Road. A public
footpath connects Ashby and Blackfordby and it takes 25 minutes
to walk from one to the other.
Blackfordby Today Although
many of the oldest and most impressive buildings have been lost,
including the seventeenth century Blackfordby Hall, demolished in
1966, and the medieval chapel, Blackfordby retains much of its original
charm. There are still two thatched cottages dating from the sixteenth
century, on Main Street the other off Well Lane. Many of the social
activities of the village revolve around the Village Hall and the
two local public houses the Blue Bell and the Black Lion.
St Margaret’s Church
Built on the site of an eleventh century chapel, the church is the
most prominent landmark in Blackfordby. The original chapel was
built from local sandstone and was small enough to have fitted inside
the current church. Unfortunately, by the mid-nineteenth century
it had fallen into a state of disrepair and was consequently rebuilt
in its present form in 1857-58. Recycling was underway even then
- the bell is inscribed “Blackfordby church bells from 1663
and 1724 helped in making this bell 1888”
Blackfordby Memorial Clock
The three faces of the clock were installed in the steeple of St
Margaret’s Church in the 1920s. They stand as a memorial to
those from Blackfordby killed in World War 1. The clock is maintained
with money raised by the villagers and must be hand-wound once a
week.
The Village Spring
The spring was the only source of clean water in Blackfordby until
the advent of the mains water supply in the 1930s. Although now
only a trickle, the Main Street Site has been refurbished by enthusiastic
villagers to make a feature of the spring.
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