Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

I live and go to school in Blackfordby.  This page is all about my school for parents who might want their children to go to Blackfordby School.

Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is a primary school for boys and girls. The age range of the pupils is 5-7.

Tel: 01283-217702. Head-teacher: Miss Susan Vernon.
 

Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
off Main Street, Blackfordby, Swadlincote, DE11 8AB

Blackfordby - A Brief History

The village is mentioned in the Doomsday Book and although the origin of the village's name is not known for sure, it is thought to derive from the ford which once crossed the Main Street. This apparently flowed black, as the brook water ran over a coal outcrop in the Butt Lane valley wall.

Blackfordby - About the Village

Blackfordby Village lies approximately one mile northwest of Ashby. It can be reached from Ashby via the A50, Ashby Road via Moira Road. A public footpath connects Ashby and Blackfordby and it takes 25 minutes to walk from one to the other.  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.

Blackfordby  Landmarks

St Margaret's Church   Contact Reverend Tom Vale Tel: 01283 211310
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 from 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". The three grave yards date from the sixteenth century, 1840's and 1950's.

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