Blakenhall is a small village in Cheshire, about 7 miles south‑east of Nantwich, with a population of 125 as of 2001. The area is predominantly rural, featuring agricultural land, ancient woodland and the Blakenhall Moss nature reserve.
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Blakenhall, Cheshire, is a small village and former civil parish now part of the parish of Doddington and District in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies about 7 miles (11 km) south‑east of Nantwich and on the county boundary with Staffordshire. The parish covers 654 hectares and includes the settlements of The Den and Gonsley Green, with a total population of 125 in 2001. Nearby villages include Wybunbury in Cheshire and Betley and Wrinehill in Staffordshire. Blakenhall was first recorded in the Domesday survey as Blachenhale, and the parish had one of Cheshire's early ironworks in the 17th and 18th centuries. The area is rural and predominantly agricultural, with small areas of ancient woodland and the nature reserve of Blakenhall Moss, a rejuvenating lowland raised bog. The Crewe‑to‑Stafford railway line runs through the parish and it is on the proposed route of HS2.