Blakenall Heath
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  Map sources for Blakenall Heath at grid reference SO9786
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Blakenall Heath was originally a rural area north of Walsall, but the face of the area changed dramatically between 1918 and 1939.
Farmland gave way to council housing, which surrounded the local church and a few pre-1914 buildings, and further developments took place in the thirty years following the end of the Second World War.
Blakenall Heath is the centre of the Blakenall ward of Walsall, which has the highest poverty and crime rates in Walsall Metropolitan Borough. It has been targeted for regeneration as part of the government's New Deal project since 2001.
The area is often confused with the Blakenhall area of nearby Wolverhampton. In fact, even Walsall Council have been known to misspell 'Blakenall' on road and direction signs.
